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Japanese
Pronunciation
Idiom
や否や • (ya ina ya)
- as soon as
- 彼が教室に入るや否や、みんなが立ち上がった。
- Kare ga kyōshitsu ni hairu ya ina ya, minna ga tachiagatta.
- No sooner had he entered the classroom than everyone stood up.
- whether, if
- Synonym: かどうか
- その事件に関連して記者達は首相に辞任する意思があるや否や尋ねた。
- Sono jiken ni kanren shite kishatatchi wa shushō ni jinin suru ishi ga aru ya ina ya tazuneta.
- In connection with the incident, the reporters asked the Prime Minister whether he intended to resign.