去年(きょねん)— last year
去年 は 仕事 でした。
I was working last year.
去年きょねん
last year
きょねん
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Words
去年kyonenlast year
はwa(topic marker)
仕事shigotowork
でしたdeshita(polite past sentence ending)
Kanji
去キョ・ コ・ さ(る)leave; past
年ネン・ としyear
去年 means “last year.” Compare 今年, “this year,” and 来年, “next year.” Learn their readings as whole words.
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