文法の説明

N3 レッスン 1: 6/22

ない内(うち)にBefore it becomes, Before ~ occurs, Without

Unfavorable result

使い方・接続

Verb［ない］+ うちに + Phrase

詳細

  • 使用域

    一般

  • あまり見かけない漢字

    無い

「ないうちに」の情報

In contrast to うちに, which is often used to express the 'optimal', or 'best' time within which something should occur, ないうちに expresses the time within which something 'does not' occur, and results in (or causes) something negative, or will cause something negative if not dealt with. This means that 'before (A) happens (B)', or 'without (A) happening, (B).

うちに will be paired with verbs in their ない (negative) form, before the (B) phrase highlights something that 'is done to prevent (A) from happening', or 'happened unfortunately during (A)'.

Fun Fact

前(まえ)に and ないうちに are used in very similar situations, with the primary difference being that ないうちに focuses more on unfavorable results.

関連

例文

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    暗(くら)くならない内(うち)に帰(かえ)って来(き)なさいよ。

    Come back home before it gets dark.

    私(わたし)が知(し)らない内(うち)に、友達(ともだち)が離婚(りこん)していた。

    Before I knew it, my friend was divorced.

    冷(さ)めない内(うち)にお召(め)し上(あ)がりください。

    Please eat it before it gets cold.

    眠(ねむ)くならない内(うち)に宿題(しゅくだい)を終(お)わらせよう。

    Let's finish the homework before I get sleepy.

    いくらも泳(およ)がない内(うち)に、向(む)こう岸(ぎし)についてしまった。

    Without swimming that much, I reached the other shore.

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最近の返信 (合計4件)

  • mrnoone

    mrnoone

    English translation:
    before it becomes
    before ~ occurs
    without

    Structure:
    Verb[ ない ]・ うちに + Action

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  • Daru

    Daru

    Two things on this grammar point:

    I think it’s really good to compare it with ~前に, as the meaning is overall the same, but this grammar point adds the “negative” feeling to it.

    Also, in the resources, the same resource is cited twice with slightly different formatting.

  • Pushindawood

    Pushindawood

    Thank you for point these out to us! I have updated the related grammar section to include 前に and have added a note about it in the information section on the Meaning page. I have also removed the redundant resource listing and added the tanos link that you provided. Cheers!

    We love you too!

  • en_velours

    en_velours

    I think there’s a mistake in this example sentence,

  • mrnoone

    mrnoone

    @en_velours
    Hey

    That’s actually my error, I changed sentence to ひめる because it sounds more natural that way, but forgot to change the word for conjugation

    It should be all good now.

    Sorry for the inconvenience

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