No. 3,499 in French

dupuis

The correct spelling is "depuis," and it means "since" or "for" in English, indicating a point in time or duration.

In a sentence

Depuis mon arrivée, tout a changé.
Since my arrival, everything has changed.
Used as a preposition to denote a point of time starting from my arrival.
Il habite ici depuis cinq ans.
He has lived here for five years.
Used as a preposition to indicate the duration of time he has been living here.
Depuis qu'elle est partie, il est triste.
Since she left, he has been sad.
Used as a conjunction introducing a subordinate clause indicating the point in time when she left.

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