sometime

いつか

過去や未来の、はっきり決まっていない時に。

やさしい英語で： At a time in the past or future that is not known or fixed exactly.

• Call me sometime tomorrow.
• We met sometime last summer.
• Could we have lunch sometime next week?

類義語： at some point

よく使う表現： sometime soon, sometime next week, sometime in May

いつか

日付や時刻が明らかでない、過去や未来のある時を表す。

やさしい英語で： At a past or future time whose exact date or hour is not known.

• Let us meet sometime soon.
• The package arrived sometime yesterday.
• We will move sometime next year.

類義語： at some point

よく使う表現： sometime soon, sometime this week, sometime last year

かつての、元の

以前の仕事や関係を表す語の前に置き、昔の立場を示す。

やさしい英語で： Used before a job or relationship that someone had in the past.

• Her sometime colleague sent a letter.
• The sometime president returned to his hometown.
• A sometime editor of the magazine gave the opening speech.

類義語： former, erstwhile

反対語： current

よく使う表現： sometime minister, sometime editor, sometime colleague

時折の

時々だけ担う役割や行う活動を表す語の前に置く。

やさしい英語で： Used before a role or activity that someone takes on only occasionally.

• He is a baker and sometime actor.
• Our sometime guide joined us for one afternoon.
• She described him as a sometime friend who rarely visited.

類義語： occasional

反対語： regular

よく使う表現： sometime actor, sometime teacher, sometime friend

かつての、元の

以前、ある仕事や立場にあったり、ある関係を持っていたりした。

やさしい英語で： Having had a particular job or relationship in the past.

• His sometime assistant now runs the company.
• Her sometime mentor attended the ceremony.
• The sometime mayor wrote a book about his years in office.

類義語： former, erstwhile

反対語： current

よく使う表現： sometime editor, sometime president, sometime friend

時折の

ある活動や役割を、いつもではなく時々行う様子。

やさしい英語で： Doing something or having a particular role only from time to time.

• She is a nurse and sometime writer.
• Their sometime drummer joined them for the final song.
• The professor is also a sometime television guest.

類義語： occasional

反対語： regular

よく使う表現： sometime actor, sometime lecturer, sometime contributor