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やいなや
ya inaya
Description
「や否や」は、ある事が起こってすぐに、次の事が起こるという意味です。
"や否や" means that the next thing happens immediately after something occurs.
少しかたい言い方なので、話し言葉より本や文章でよく使います。
It is a somewhat formal expression, so it is used more often in books and writing than in spoken language.
Meanings
や否やya inaya
as soon as; the moment that
彼は家に帰るや否や、寝てしまった。
He went to bed as soon as he got home.
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Notes
- Grammar
Attaches to a verb's dictionary form to mean 'right after X, Y happened'; Y is usually unexpected.
- Nuance
Formal and literary; in casual speech people say ～た途端に or ～たらすぐに instead.
In videos
“夫は帰ってくるやいなや、会社の愚痴を言い始めた。”
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