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JLPT N1 Grammar

そばから

N1即時

N1 · 即時 · verb辞书形 / た形 + そばから

as soon as; right after

verb辞书形 / た形 + そばから

Shows that as soon as the first action occurs, the second immediately happens, often canceling the effect of the first.

Often used for frustrating repeated situations: remembering then forgetting, tidying then becoming messy, saying then changing.

新しい単語を覚えたそばから忘れてしまい、なかなか定着しない。

As soon as I memorize new words, I forget them, so they do not stick easily.

Do not use it for ordinary one-time sequence; it often implies frustration that the effect is immediately undone.

It has just been set up, and immediately falls apart again.

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