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JLPT N1 Grammar

や否や

N1即時

N1 · 即時 · verb辞书形 + や否や

as soon as; no sooner than

verb辞书形 + や否や

Shows that immediately after the first action occurs, the following action happens.

Written and narrative in tone, often used in news, fiction, and formal narration.

発表が終わるや否や、会場から大きな拍手が起こった。

As soon as the presentation ended, loud applause rose from the venue.

Do not use it for a slowly occurring following action; it emphasizes near immediacy.

The first action lands, and the next jumps out immediately.

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