JLPT N4 Grammar Flashcards

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日本にいる____は私の家に泊まって。

You can stay at my house while you are in Japan.

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(while; during; between)

にほんにいるあいだはわたしのいえにとまって。

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バスを待っている____、後ろのおばあさんと話をしていました。

While waiting for the bus, I spoke to the elderly lady behind me.

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間 (while; during; between)

ばすをまっているあいだ、うしろのおばあさんとはなしをしていました。

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バスに乗っている____、ずっと寝ていました。

I slept the entire time I was on the bus.

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(while; during; between)

バスにのっているあいだ、ずっとねていました。

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寝る____もないほどいそがしい。

I’m too busy to sleep.

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The kanji 間 can sometimes be read as ま (ma) to express a similar meaning as あいだ (aida). However, this reading is only used in some set phrases or to express something more figurative (usually time related).

neru ma mo nai hodo isogashii.

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名古屋は東京と大阪の_____あります。

Nagoya is in between Tokyo and Osaka.

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間に

while/during~ something happened

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