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Pre-Advanced Grammar (N2) > Time
Includes: か~ないかの内に, 間, 間に, 折には
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間
1. During A
The phrase that follows 間 is a continuous action that continues during the period/action A. This differs from 間に, which shows a single, instantaneous action that occurs before the time frame ends.
私 が 夕 飯 を 作 る 間 、 弟 は テ レ ビ を 見 て 居 ま し た 。 
My brother was watching TV while I was cooking dinner.
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間に
1. During A (before A is finished/over)
The phrase that follows 間に is a single action that occurs during A; specifically, before A finishes. This differs from 間, which shows a continuous action that occurs during the entirety of the action A.
校 長 先 生 が 話 し て 居 る 間 に 、 其 の 生 徒 は 逃 げ 出 し ま し た 。 
The student ran away sometime while the principal was talking.
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折おりに は 
1. When A; at the time A
又 こ ち ら へ 来 た 折 に は 遊 びに 来 ま す ね 。 
I'll drop by again when I come here.
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か ~ ない か の うち に 
1. Right after A, C
A and B are the same verb/action.
其 の 一 行 が 出 発 為 る か 為 な い か の うち に 、 雨 が 降 り 出 し た 。 
The party had hardly left when it began to rain.
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