〜なり

Pattern

〜なり

Level

N3

Reading

〜なり

Meaning

as soon as, the moment

Attaches to

dictionary form

Nuance & register

Formal, suggests an action following immediately on the heels of another.

Example

彼は部屋に入るなり、倒れ込んだ。 As soon as he entered the room, he collapsed.

Easily confused with

〜や否や (as soon as). 〜なり is slightly more common in narrative writing.

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