Grammar Info

N2 Lesson 5: 16/18

一旦(いったん)Once …, If … for a short time, Temporarily (stop), For now or the time being

一旦 can be rephrased to 一度 but not the other way around

Structure

一旦(いったん) + Verb[ば]
一旦(いったん) + Verb[たら]
一旦(いったん) + Verb +

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About 一旦

一旦(いったん), an adverb meaning 'for a short time', or 'briefly', is a structure that is used in Japanese to indicate that 'once (A), (B)'. This particular meaning comes from the inclusion of hypothetical structures such as ば, と, or たら, and will usually appear with a negated verb in the (B) part of a sentence. 一旦(いったん) based sentences will indicate that returning to the previous state will be difficult, at least for a short time.

Other common translations include 'for the time being', and 'for now'.

一旦(いったん) will primarily appear at the beginning of sentences, or directly before a ば, と, or たら modified verb.

Fun-fact

一旦(いったん) originally comes from the noun 一旦(いったん) meaning 'one morning', or 'one brief period'. The (たん) kanji itself signifies 'daybreak' or 'dawn'. In this way, it can be a useful memory tool to remember 一旦(いったん) as the 'dawning' of some period that will not end until it has run its own natural course.

Examples

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    一旦(いったん)これをしたら(のこ)りをAさんに(まか)せてください。

    Once you do this, please leave the rest to A-san.

    一旦(いったん)勉強(べんきょう)(はじ)めたら、すべて()りたいです。

    Once I start learning, I want to know everything (about what I am learning).

    一旦(いったん)機械(きかい)電源(でんげん)がはいるとなかなかとまらない。

    Once this machine is turned on, it won't be easily stopped.

    一旦(いったん)一戸建(いっこだ)てに()めばアパートに(もど)れない。

    Once you live in a stand-alone house, you won't be able to go back to an apartment.

    一旦(いったん)(なに)かを(まな)ぶのを()めると再開(さいかい)しにくくなる。

    Once you stop learning something, starting again becomes hard.

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