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いつのまにか

いつの間にか

itsunomanika

common

English

before one realizes it

नेपाली

थाहै नपाई

Examples

  1. いつの間まにか寝ねていました。

    I fell asleep before I knew it.

  2. いつの間まにか、日本にほんの暮くらしにすっかり慣なれました。

    Before I knew it, I'd gotten completely used to life in Japan.

  3. 働はたらいているうちに、いつの間まにか敬語けいごが身みについていました。

    As I worked, I picked up polite Japanese (keigo) without even realizing it.

How to write it

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間 12 strokes

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