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JLPT N1 Grammar

た弾みに / た拍子に

N1契機

N1 · 契機 · ta-form verb + 弾みに / 拍子に

the moment; by the momentum of

ta-form verb + 弾みに / 拍子に

Shows that at the moment an action occurred, or by its momentum, an unexpected result was triggered.

The following clause is often an accident, mistake, sudden recollection, or chain reaction of bodily movement.

立ち上がった拍子に、机の上のコップを倒してしまった。

The moment I stood up, I knocked over the cup on the desk.

Do not use it for planned results; it emphasizes accidental triggering.

The momentum of one action brings out another unexpected event.

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