No. 4,222 in Japanese
今夏
"This summer."
In a sentence
今夏、我々は新しいプロジェクトに取り組みます。
This summer, we will work on a new project.
In this sentence, '今夏' is used as a time reference to denote the period of 'this summer', making it clear when the activity will take place.
今夏は非常に暑かったですね。
This summer was extremely hot, wasn't it?
Here, '今夏' serves to specify the summer being referred to as 'this summer', indicating the time frame of the past summer season.
今夏、全国的に花火大会が開催されました。
This summer, fireworks festivals were held nationwide.
In this context, '今夏' identifies the seasonal context ('this summer') within which the events occurred.
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