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〜最中に

JLPT N2 Time and sequence

in the middle of; right while

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最中に emphasizes that something happened right in the middle of an ongoing action. Attach it to a ている verb with の, or a noun with の. Often the interruption is inconvenient or unexpected.

Examples

  • のに、がてた。

    Shokuji no saichuu ni, denwa ga kakatte kita.

    Right in the middle of the meal, the phone rang.

  • のに、がた。

    Kaigi no saichuu ni, jishin ga okita.

    In the middle of the meeting, an earthquake struck.

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