初見 shoken
shoken
Noun
, Suru Verb
1. seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting
Transitive
, Formal Register
Noun
2. sight-reading
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18 Variants Available
Essential 9 items
Noun
#79708
Noun
#74516
Noun
#70301
shokendatta
The past form
1. Was our first time meeting.; It was the first time I saw [him/her/it].
Noun
#70135
shokende
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. First time seeing; At first sight
Noun
#74553
shokendeshita
The polite past form
1. It was nice to meet you.; I was seeing it for the first time.
Noun
#70949
Noun
#73102
Noun
#78419
Noun
#76141
Common 6 items
shokenjārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't our first time meeting.; We had met before.
Noun
#75250
Noun
#74578
shokenjanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't the first time.; Didn't meet for the first time.
Noun
#72907
shokendarō
Expresses probability ("probably…")
1. First time meeting.; Probably a first meeting.
Noun
#76634
shokendeshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. First time, likely.; Probably a first meeting.
Noun
#76341
shokendewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not our first time meeting.; Had met before.
Noun
#74244
Advanced 3 items
shokendattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it's the first time meeting; If I/we/you/etc. meet for the first time
Noun
#70202
shokendeareba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it's the first time meeting; If one meets for the first time
Noun
#78799
shokennara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it's the first time meeting; If one sees it for the first time
Noun
#79863