~になって初めて (not until)
grammar4 sentences
The 'not until' pattern ~になって初めて, 'only after X does Y happen / it was not until X that Y.' Emphasizes that Y was absent or impossible before X; common in reflections on realizations.
4 sentences
The 'not until' pattern ~になって初めて, 'only after X does Y happen / it was not until X that Y.' Emphasizes that Y was absent or impossible before X; common in reflections on realizations.