depuis/də.pɥi/
preposition / adverb · A1 · Frequency 241
preposition
Meanings
since; for (time)
Used to indicate that an action or state has been ongoing since a certain point in time.
Examples
Depuis lundi, le magasin ouvre à huit heures.
Since Monday, the shop has opened at eight o'clock.
Elle travaille dans cette entreprise depuis 2020.
She has worked at this company since 2020.
Depuis son déménagement, il prend le train chaque matin.
Since moving house, he has taken the train every morning.
Collocations
- depuis longtempsfor a long time
- depuis ce matinsince this morning
- depuis l'année dernièresince last year
Common mistakes
*depuis que
depuis
The preposition “depuis” should not be directly followed by “que” when indicating a starting point in time; use “depuis” alone.
Related words
synonymdepuis quesince (conjunction)
antonymjusqu'àuntil
Grammar note
Depuis is a preposition followed by a noun or time expression indicating the starting point of an action continuing up to the present.
adverb
Meanings
since then
Commonly used as a temporal adverbial to indicate that an action or state started at a certain point in time and continues to the present.
Examples
Depuis, nous travaillons dans le même bureau.
Ever since then, we have worked in the same office.
Depuis, elle prend le train chaque matin.
Since then, she has taken the train every morning.
Depuis, personne ne lui a posé cette question.
Ever since then, no one has asked her that question.
Collocations
- depuis ce joursince that day
Common mistakes
*depuis hier
depuis hier
The adverb “depuis” is often used with time expressions to indicate an action continuing from a past time to the present; do not confuse it with the preposition use.
Related words
synonymdepuis lorssince then, ever since