〜ぶり buri

〜ぶり（buri）means “after an interval of ...; for the first time in ...; manner of ...”. After a time word (N+ぶり), it means a period has passed before something happens again, e. Formation: N（期間）＋ ぶり ／ V-ます ＋ ぶり

after an interval of ...; for the first time in ...; manner of ...

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Formation

N（期間）＋ ぶり ／ V-ます ＋ ぶり

Explanation

After a time word (N+ぶり), it means a period has passed before something happens again, e.g. '三年ぶり' = 'for the first time in three years'. After a verb stem (V-ます+ぶり), it nominalizes the way/manner of doing the action, e.g. '話しぶり' = 'way of speaking'.

Examples

三年ぶりに高校の友達と再会した。
さんねんぶりにこうこうのともだちとさいかいした。
I met up with a high-school friend for the first time in three years.
彼の堂々とした話しぶりに、みんなが感心した。
かれのどうどうとしたはなしぶりに、みんながかんしんした。
Everyone was impressed by his confident way of speaking.

Note

With time words it often pairs with に (〜ぶりに) before a verb. 久しぶり ('after a long time') is a fixed example of this usage.

FAQ

〜ぶり — what does it mean and how is it used?

after an interval of ...; for the first time in ...; manner of .... After a time word (N+ぶり), it means a period has passed before something happens again, e.g. '三年ぶり' = 'for the first time in three years'. After a verb stem (V-ます+ぶり), it nominalizes the way/manner of doing the action, e.g. '話しぶり' = 'way of speaking'.

〜ぶり — how do you form it?

N（期間）＋ ぶり ／ V-ます ＋ ぶり

〜ぶり — any usage notes?

With time words it often pairs with に (〜ぶりに) before a verb. 久しぶり ('after a long time') is a fixed example of this usage.

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