/dəpɥi/

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Translation

since, for (duration from past)

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Word origin

From de ('from') plus Old French puis ('then, afterwards'), the latter from Vulgar Latin postius, from Latin post ('after').

Origin
Latin
Root
post
English cognates
post-, posterior

Examples

Lyon .

She has been living in Lyon for five years and loves the city.

.

He has been working in this company since the start of his career.

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We have not heard from them since last summer.

, .

From the window, you can see the whole city.

est une préposition clé qui indique un point de départ dans le passé avec continuation jusqu'au présent. En français, l'action encore en cours au moment présent se construit avec le présent de l'indicatif + depuis : j'habite ici depuis trois ans (I have been living here for three years). L'anglais utilise le present perfect, le français le présent - un point crucial pour les apprenants anglophones.

Au passé, depuis que + imparfait exprime une situation passée continue : depuis qu'il était enfant, il aimait la mer. La distinction depuis (depuis un point d'origine) vs pendant (pendant une durée délimitée) est fondamentale : j'ai travaillé pendant six ans (I worked for six years, now it's over).

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This word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 6: depuis, leur, ok and 7 more words.