途端
とたん
Meanings
- Noun, Adverb just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
Kanji
Example sentences
- 空港に着いたとたん、「帰ってこられてうれしい」と彼は言った。
Upon arriving at the airport, he said, "I'm glad I could come back." - 金の支払いの話がでると、とたんに彼は冷静になる。
As soon as there is any talk of paying, he cools down. - 課長が我々に対して、あれこれとうるさく言うのを止めた途端に、何もかもがスムーズに行き始めた。
As soon as our manager got off our backs, everything started to go off without a hitch. - 花に水をやる必要はなかった。終わったとたん雨が降り始めた。
I need not have watered the flowers. Just after I finished, it stared raining. - 家を出たとたんに大雨が降り出した。
I had hardly left home when it began to rain heavily.
Words containing 途端
- 途端に (とたんに) just as