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Formation: V-て form + からというもの

Says that since a particular turning-point event in the past, a new state or behaviour has continued. It carries the speaker's strong sense of how big the change was. The main clause describes an ongoing situation, often with 〜ている, 〜ようになった or 毎日, not a single event or the speaker's intention. It is a little literary and is common in narrative, essays and personal accounts. Plain 〜てから only gives a sequence, and 以来 is a neutral 'since'. 〜をきっかけに and 〜を機に point to the trigger itself, while てからというもの stresses the lasting change that followed.

Variants: 〜てからというものは

Examples

• 子どもが生まれてからというもの、夫は毎日早く帰ってくる。
  Ever since our child was born, my husband has come home early every day.
• 祖母が亡くなってからというもの、祖父はすっかり元気をなくしている。
  Ever since my grandmother died, my grandfather has completely lost his spirit.
• この町に越してきてからというもの、体の調子がいい。
  Ever since I moved to this town, I've been in good health.

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