How to Say ‘Since last night.’ in Japanese
きのうの夜からです。
kinou no yoru kara desu
[kee-noh noh yo-roo kah-rah dess]
💬 Usage Tip: Pattern: [time] + [からです]. Nice and polite.
🇯🇵 In Japan: If symptoms started suddenly “since last night,” staff may also ask what you ate or if you have diarrhea.
Phrase Breakdown
きのう
kinou
[kee-noh]
yesterday
Time word; with の夜 it becomes “last night.”
きのうの夜からです。
Since last night.
の
no
[noh]
of / ’s
Links nouns: きのうの夜 (“last night”).
きのうの夜からです。
Since last night.
夜
yoru
[yo-roo]
night / evening
Here part of きのうの夜 (“last night”).
きのうの夜からです。
Since last night.
から
kara
[kah-rah]
from / since
Shows the starting time (“since”).
きのうの夜からです。
Since last night.
です
desu
[dess]
is (polite)
Polite ending; often used to answer staff questions briefly.
きのうの夜からです。
Since last night.
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