Did I interprete this 反対してきました correctly?


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The sentence in question: ローマ法王は、今までも「人間は広島や長崎から何も学んでいない」などと言って、核兵器に反対してきました。

My attempt at translation: "Concerning the roman pope, saying even until now
'mankind hasn't learned anything from hiroshima and nagasaki', he began
resisting nuclear weapons."




> 「核兵器{かくへいき}に反対{はんたい}してきました」

Your translation of that is:

> "he began resisting nuclear weapons"

I must say, unfortunately, that your translation is off.

> 「Verb in te-form + いく or くる」

**_always_** means " **to do something continuously for an extended period of
time** ".

It could never mean "to begin to (verb)" or "to begin (verb)+ing"

Thus, the phrase in question means:

> "he has (always) been against nuclear arms"

The subsidiary verb 「いく」 is used to describe future actions and 「くる」, for past
actions up to the present.

くる ⇒ きた ⇒ きました

The original uses 「きました」, the polite form of 「きた」.




> 「核兵器{かくへいき}に反対{はんたい}してきました」

Your translation of that is:

> "he began resisting nuclear weapons"

I must say, unfortunately, that your translation is off.

> 「Verb in te-form + いく or くる」

**_always_** means " **to do something continuously for an extended period of
time** ".

It could never mean "to begin to (verb)" or "to begin (verb)+ing"

Thus, the phrase in question means:

> "he has (always) been against nuclear arms"

The subsidiary verb 「いく」 is used to describe future actions and 「くる」, for past
actions up to the present.

くる ⇒ きた ⇒ きました

The original uses 「きました」, the polite form of 「きた」.

