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VocabJLPT N2

last year

NounAdverb

Definitions

1. last year

This noun means "last year" and is a formal or written way to refer to the year before the current one. It is more commonly found in news articles and official documents, while casual speech often uses「去年」(きょねん) instead.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Didn't we reach the same conclusion on that last year too?

Sentence 2

For what it's worth, it was way more crowded this time last year.

Sentence 3

Wait, you still haven't deleted those photos from last year?

Sentence 4

My cat seems a lot calmer than last year.

Sentence 5

Seriously, last year me — how did I even get through that?!