Vocab Info

A2 Adverb

何時(いつ)()unusually

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    1. Adverb

      1.

      unusually, unwontedly, uncharacteristically

      Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    何時に無く 【いつになく】何時になく 【いつになく】

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      何時(いつ)()元気(げんき)がないけど、大丈夫(だいじょうぶ)ですか?

      You seem unusually low-spirited, are you okay?

      • N1

      いつも不機嫌(ふきげん)上司(じょうし)今日(きょう)何時(いつ)になく上機嫌(じょうきげん)だった。

      My boss, who is always in a bad mood, was in an unusually good mood today.

      • N1

      今日(きょう)何時(いつ)()くお(さけ)()みたい気分(きぶん)だからバーに()こう!

      Today, I surprisingly feel like drinking, so let's go to a bar! (uncharacteristically)

      • N1

      何時(いつ)になく真剣(しんけん)眼差(まなざ)しで(おっと)から()られて(すこ)しドキドキしてしまった。

      I felt a little nervous when my husband looked at me with an unusually serious gaze.

      • N1

      女性(じょせい):「最近(さいきん)何時(いつ)()体調(たいちょう)(わる)いけど、もしかして妊娠(にんしん)したのかしら?」

      Woman: 'I've been feeling unusually unwell lately, I wonder if I'm pregnant?'

      • N1
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