depuis

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French depuis, from Old French depuis, from Late Latin dē post and influenced by Old French puis or a later variant, *dē postius. Cognate with Portuguese depois (“after”) and Spanish después (“after”). By surface analysis, de +‎ puis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də.pɥi/
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  • (Louisiana) IPA(key): /de.pi/, /dɑ̃.pɥi/, /dɑ̃.py/, /də.py/
  • (Wallonia) IPA(key): /də.pwi/
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  • Rhymes: -ɥi

Preposition

depuis

  1. since
    On habite ici depuis l'an 2000.
    We've lived here since the year 2000.
  2. since, ever since
    Depuis son arrivée à la tête du Barça, l'entraîneur catalan a tout gagné.
    Ever since he took the helm of Barça, the Catalan coach has won everything.
  3. (regarding time) for ~
    Je vis ici depuis trois ans.
    I've lived here for three years.
  4. (regarding time) for the last ~, over the past ~
    Le Marché Monétaire et Ses Crises depuis Cinquante Ans
    The Money Market and Its Crises over the Last Fifty Years
  5. from
    Le train part depuis Stockholm.
    The train leaves from Stockholm.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: depi

Adverb

depuis

  1. (informal) ever since, since then
    Synonyms: depuis lors, entre-temps
    Depuis, je vis ici.
    Since then, I've been living here.

See also

Further reading

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French depuis.

Preposition

depuis

  1. since

Descendants

References

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