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やいなや
Meanings
Expression
1. the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as
after the dictionary form of a verb
2. whether or not
Alt. forms
や否いなや
67%
やいなや
32%
Top 16600
Used in: 759
Composed of
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
Examples (5 in total)
As soon as I sat down, I fell asleep.
As soon as he caught sight of a policeman, he ran away.
Tom jumped out of bed as soon as the alarm clock went off.
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