いつの間に

Japanese

Kanji in this term
間
ま Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) いつのまに [ìtsú nó má ní] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [it͡sɨᵝ no̞ ma̠ ɲ̟i]

Conjunction

いつの間(ま)に • (itsu no ma ni)

when, at what point
え？彼(かれ)氏(し)？いつの間(ま)に？
E? Kareshi? Itsu no ma ni?
Huh? A boyfriend? Since when?

Synonyms

いつ (itsu)

Derived terms

いつの間(ま)にか (itsu no ma ni ka)

References

NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

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