ぶりに

For the first time in, Haven't done for some time

一いち年ねんぶりに五ごキロも走はしったから明日あしたは絶対ぜったいに筋肉痛きんにくつうだ。

I am definitely going to be sore tomorrow because I ran a 5K for the first time in a year.

Explanation

Follows a length of time (「3年、1か月、半年」, 「久し」) and means 'for the first time in ...'. A long gap lay between the last time and this time, often with a feeling of reunion: 「10年ぶりに再会した」 (We met again after ten years). Before a noun use 「ぶりの」; at the end of a sentence 「ぶりです」.

Mixed up with

「ぶりに」: how long it has been since the last time. 「3年ぶりに会った」 (I met them for the first time in three years).

「おきに」: skipping a unit. 「1日おきに」 (every other day), 「1メートルおきに」 (every other metre).

「ごとに」: every single one counts. 「10分ごとに」 (every 10 minutes), 「会う人ごとに挨拶する」 (greet everyone I meet).

Examples

３年さんねんぶりに風呂ふろに入はいる。
I will bathe for the first time in 3 years.
歯医者はいしゃに行いくのは二年にねんぶりだ。
Going to the dentist is something I haven't done in 2 years.
高橋たかはし選手せんしゅが１０年じゅうねんぶりの優勝ゆうしょう！
Takahashi won for the first time in 10 years!
４年ねんぶりの寿司すしだ！やっぱり日本にほんの寿司すしはうまいな！
This is my first time having sushi in 4 years! Man, Japanese sushi is the best!
十年じゅうねんぶりに、高校こうこうの友達ともだちに会あった。
I met a high school friend who I hadn't seen for 10 years.
２週間しゅうかんぶりの寿司すしを食たべた。
I ate sushi for the first time in two weeks.
三さん年ねんぶりに日本食にほんしょくを味あじわえて幸しあわせです。
For the first time in three years, I am happy that I could taste Japanese food.
十日とおかぶりの快晴かいせいで、とてもさわやかだ。
For the first time in 10 days, the weather is nice and it is very refreshing.
１００年ねんぶりに火山かざんが噴火ふんかしました。
The volcano erupted for the first time in 100 years.
叔父おじさんに会あうのは半年はんとしぶりですね。
It will be the first time in six months that you get to see your uncle, right?
大谷おおたにが３打席だせきぶりにヒットを打うった。
Ohtani got a hit for the first time after not getting one during the last three at bats.
数日すうじつぶりに原稿げんこうを書かき始はじめた。
After a gap of several days, I started writing my manuscript again.
演劇えんげきを見みたのは何なん年ねんぶりだろう。
How many years has it been since I last saw a play?
こんなに綺麗きれいな景色けしきを見みたのは３年ねんぶりだ。
It's been three years since I last saw a view this beautiful.
二に大会たいかいぶりに同おなじ組合くみあわせでの決勝けっしょう戦せんだ。
It's the first final with the same matchup in two tournaments.
しばらくぶりに見みた運河うんがは、とても美うつくしかった。
Seeing the canal for the first time in quite a while, was exceedingly beautiful.

ぶりに

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