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Japanese word 何時の間にか: before one knows / unnoticed / unawares. Meanings and example sentences.

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何時の間にか (いつのまにか): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

何時の間にか (いつのまにか) means before one knows / unnoticed / unawares.

See example sentences below.

何時の間にか at a glance

何時の間にか
いつのまにかitsunomanika
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before one knows / unnoticed / unawares
何時の間にかいつのまにかitsunomanikaN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 何時の間にか

Core meaning

before one knows / unnoticed / unawares

Basic example sentences

Example 1

いつのまにか夜になっていた。

Translation

Before I knew it, it had become night.

Example 2

彼はいつのまにか帰っていた。

Translation

He had left before anyone noticed.

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