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(2023) ÈÇÓ×ÅÍÈÅ ßÇÛÊΠ| ßÇÛÊÈ ÂÎÑÒÎÊÀ | ßÏÎÍÑÊÈÉ III/451 |
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Languages Study | Languages of the East | Japanese III |
| Grammar II - 21.03 | Grammar L4 - 010 | Menu - Grammar |
| ～あいだに - aida ni | |
| You can use the pattern "AあいだにB" when the event B takes place in
the middle of another event A. Most often, the containing event A is described with the continuous ている. The verb A is in the present tense, even when the clause A describes a situation in the past. |
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| お風呂に入っている間に 電話がありました。 |
There was a phone call while I was taking a bath. |
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ofuro-ni haitte iru aida-ni, |
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| ゆうべ、寝ている間に 地震がありました。 |
There was an earthquake while I was asleep last night. |
| yuube, nete iru aida-ni, jishin-ga arimashita. |
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| 両親が日本にいる間に 京都に連れていきたいです。 |
I want to take my parents to Kyoto while they are in Japan. |
| ryooshin-ga nihon-ni iru aida ni, kyooto-ni tsurete ikitai desu. |
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| A (ている) 間に B | B takes place, while A. |
| A te iru aida-ni, B | The "A" above can be a noun as well: |
| 留守の間に友達が来ました。 | A friend came while I was out. |
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rusu-no aida-ni, tomodachi-ga kimashita. |
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The event B must be of short duration and
properly contained within the bounds of activity A. |
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| ルームメートがコンピューターを使っている間、 私は本を読んで待ちました。 |
I waited, reading a book, while my roommate used my computer. |
| ruumu meeto-ga konpyuutaa-o tsukatte iru aida, watashi-wa hon-o yonde machimashita. |