JLPT N1
～なり
As soon as, directly after
Structure
Verb-dictionary form + なり
How it works
Used to indicate that one action immediately and often dramatically follows another, with the implication of no pause in between. The two actions are usually performed by the same subject.
Examples
彼は部屋に入るなり、ベッドに倒れ込んだ。
As soon as he entered the room, he collapsed onto the bed.
Common mistakes
Using it when the second action is not directly and immediately influenced by the first. It implies a cause-and-effect or direct sequence.
Tip
Similar to ～が早いか, but often with a stronger sense of the second action being a direct, unhesitating response to the first.
More JLPT N1 grammar
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