How to Say ‘I just moved in’ in Japanese
引っ越してきた
hikkoshi te ki ta
[heek-koh-shee teh kee tah]
💬 Usage Tip: The きた on the end means "came" and shows the move happened toward the speaker's new place, so it reads as "moved in (here)". The small っ in 引っ越し (hikkoshi) is a held beat, so don't say (hikoshi).
Phrase Breakdown
引っ越し
hikkoshi
[heek-koh-shee]
move
This is the stem of 引っ越す, meaning "to move house."
ここに引っ越しました、の「引っ越し」は動詞の形です。
The "hikkoshi" in "koko ni hikkoshimashita" is a verb form.
て
te
[teh]
te-form ending
This て makes the phrase a gentle request or friendly instruction: please take care.
てはお気をつけての終わりです。
て is the ending of お気をつけて.
き
ki
[kee]
come (stem)
The first part of the verb came.
きましたのきです。
This is the き in きました.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense ending
This ending completes the polite past tense form.
空席がございまし た。
There were vacant seats.
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