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いつぞや (itsuzoya) Japanese meaning: some time ago | Kotomora
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Related words この 前まえ この前 is more concrete and refers to a recent, specific occasion, while いつぞや is vaguer and can be used when the exact time is forgotten or unimportant.
先せん 日じつ 先日 is a formal way to say 'the other day' and implies a more definite recent past, whereas いつぞや is casual and indefinite.
Etymology Derived from いつ (when) + ぞ (emphatic particle) + や (question particle), literally 'when was it?'. The expression fossilized into an adverb meaning 'at some indefinite past time'.
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まし
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Thank you very much for your help the other day.
I feel like I heard that story some time ago.
