ever since

て以来 means that ever since a past event, a state has continued unchanged up to now. Attach it to a verb's te-form. The situation it describes is ongoing and has not been interrupted since that point.

Examples

• 日本にっぽんに来きて以来いらい、毎日まいにち忙いそがしい。

  Nihon ni kite irai, mainichi isogashii.

  Ever since I came to Japan, I've been busy every day.

• 卒業そつぎょうして以来いらい、彼かれに会あっていない。

  Sotsugyou shite irai, kare ni atte inai.

  I haven't seen him since I graduated.

Vocabulary in these examples

• 来る to come
• 毎日 every day
• 忙しい busy
• 卒業 graduation
• する to do
• 彼 he, him

Related patterns · Time and sequence

• 〜際に on the occasion of; when
• 〜に先立って prior to; in advance of
• 〜次第 as soon as
• 〜たとたんに the moment that; just as
• 〜最中に in the middle of; right while