いつの間に

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
間
ま Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) いつのまに [ìtsú nó má ní] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [it͡sɨᵝ no̞ ma̠ ɲ̟i]

Conjunction edit

いつの間(ま)に • (itsu no ma ni)

when, at what point
え？彼(かれ)氏(し)？いつの間(ま)に？
E? Kareshi? Itsu no ma ni?
Huh? A boyfriend? Since when?

Synonyms edit

いつ (itsu)

Derived terms edit

いつの間(ま)にか (itsu no ma ni ka)

References edit

^ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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