過去

Japanese

Kanji in this term
過	去

Noun

過去 (hiragana かこ, romaji kako)

1. The past; time(s) gone by.

Antonyms

• 未来 (みらい, mirai): (the} future

Related terms

• 現在 (げんざい, genzai): (the) present

References

• The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary. ISBN 0-19-860197-2

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Mandarin

simpl.		过去
trad.		過去

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ kuɔ˥˩tɕʰy˥˩ ]

Noun

過去 (traditional, Pinyin guòqù, simplified 过去)

1. (Beginning Mandarin) the past; in the past

Verb

過去 (traditional, Pinyin guòqù, simplified 过去)

1. (Beginning Mandarin) to go over; to pass by

References

• "過去" (in Mandarin/English), Pleco Dictionary. URL accessed on 2011-01-29.
• "過去" (in Mandarin/English), Dr. eye. URL accessed on 2011-01-29.

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Min Nan

simpl.		过去
trad.		過去

Pronunciation

• (Quanzhou) IPA: [ kə˥˧kʰɨ˨˩ ]
• (Xiamen) IPA: [ ke˥˧kʰu˨˩ ]
• (Zhangzhou:, Taipei) IPA: [ kue˥˧kʰi˨˩ ]

Noun

過去 (traditional, POJ kòe-khì or kè-khù, simplified 过去)

1. the past; in the past

Verb

過去 (traditional, POJ kòe-khì or kè-khù, simplified 过去)

1. to go over; to pass by

References

• "過去" (in Taiwanese/English), On-line Taiwanese/Mandarin Dictionary (台文／華文線頂辭典). URL accessed on 2011-01-29.