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Grammar list

(Ma ni)

An action occurs at some point within a specific timeframe.

Connection rules

  • Verb (Dictionary/Progressive) + 間に
  • Noun + の + 間に
  • Indicates a specific moment within a duration

Examples

1.
あかちゃんがているに、洗濯せんたくをしました。

Akachan ga ne te iru ma ni, sentaku wo shi mashi ta.

While the baby was sleeping, I did the laundry.

Quick chores while quiet

2.
日本にっぽんにいるに、一度いちど富士山ふじさんのぼりたい。

Nippon ni iru ma ni, ichido fujisan ni nobori tai.

While I am in Japan, I want to climb Mt. Fuji once.

Travel bucket list

Practice

While I was sleeping, a phone call came from my mother.

私が___、母から電話がかかってきた。

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