〜てこの方（かた）: meaning and usage

How to form it

• verb (te-form)+この方（かた）

How it is used

From a point in the past up to now: 'ever since'. The second half is usually a continuing state or 「一度も〜ない」; 「生まれてこの方」 is common. It is more literary and a little old-fashioned compared with 「〜て以来」.

Examples

1. 離婚してこの方、ずっと彼に会っていません。

   I haven't seen him at all since we got divorced.

2. 生まれてこの方、海外に行ったことがない。

   I have never been abroad in my whole life.

3. この町に引っ越してこの方、ずっと同じ店で髪を切っている。

   Ever since I moved to this town, I've had my hair cut at the same place.