How to Say ‘I moved here last week.’ in Japanese
先週ここに引っ越しました。
senshuu koko ni hikkoshi mashi ta
[sen-shuu koh-koh nee heek-koh-shee mah-shee tah]
💬 Usage Tip: This sentence combines time + place + action: [先週] + [ここに] + [引っ越しました]. Japanese often stacks information in that order.
🇯🇵 In Japan: At the ward office, this is a natural explanation if staff ask why you came in today.
Phrase Breakdown
先週
senshuu
[sen-shuu]
last week
Shows when the move happened.
先週ここに引っ越しました。と説明します。
I explain, "I moved here last week."
ここに引っ越しました
koko ni hikkoshi mashi ta
moved here
Means someone has changed residence and now lives here.
先月ここに引っ越しました。
I moved here last month.
Words in this phrase
ここ
koko
[koh-koh]
here
Indicates this place as the destination.
先週ここに引っ越しました。の「ここ」はこの場所です。
The "koko" in "senshū koko ni hikkoshimashita" means this place.
に
ni
[nee]
to
Marks the place moved to.
先週ここに引っ越しました。の「に」は行き先です。
The "ni" in "senshū koko ni hikkoshimashita" marks the destination.
引っ越し
hikkoshi
[heek-koh-shee]
move
The action of moving house or residence.
先週ここに引っ越しました。の「引っ越し」は引っ越すです。
The "hikkoshi" in "senshū koko ni hikkoshimashita" comes from hikkosu.
まし
mashi
[mah-shee]
polite past stem
Part of the polite past ending for the verb.
先週ここに引っ越しました。の「まし」は丁寧です。
The "mashi" in "senshū koko ni hikkoshimashita" is polite.
た
ta
[tah]
past ending
The final part of the past tense polite form.
先週ここに引っ越しました。の「た」は過去です。
The "ta" in "senshū koko ni hikkoshimashita" shows past tense.
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