3 results for や否や

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  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

    the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as

    after the dictionary form of a verb

    そこに出かけるやいなや彼女は病気になった。
    No sooner had she gone there than she was taken ill.

  2. whether or not

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否negate, no7 strokes · Jōyō

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寝室に入るや否や、彼女は泣きじゃくり出した。

On entering the bedroom, she started sobbing.

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