| Grammar - Beginner - Part 1 |
| aida 間 あいだ aidani 間に あいだに Noun meaning: in between, between, during, from... through, among, while. 1. Followed by ni 間に立ってください。 aida ni tatte kudasai. Please stand in between. 2. After noun +no, followed by 留守の間に田中さんが訪ねてきました。 rusu no aida ni tanaka san ga tazunete kimashita. Mr. Tanaka came to see you during your absence. 3. After noun + to + noun + no, followed by ni 郵便局は駅と学校の間にあります。 yuubinkyoku wa eki to gakkou no aida ni arimasu. The post office is between the station and the school. 4. After noun + kara + noun + made no 十日から十五日までの間休みます。 tooka kara juu go nichi made no aida yasumimasu. I will take holidays from the 10th through the 15th. 5. After verb in the progressive tense, followed by ni 本を読んでいる間に眠ってしまった。 hon o yonde iru aida ni nemutte shimatta. I fell asleep while I was reading a book. 6. After dictionary form of adjective, followed by ni 若い間にもっと勉強しなさい。 wakai aida ni motto benkyou shinasai. Study more while you are young. |