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〜が早いか

N1
〜がはやいか ga hayai ka

the moment; no sooner ... than

Formation

Verb-dict + が早いか

Chinese meanings

刚一……就

Chinese formation

动词辞书形+が早いか

Chinese usage

前一动作发生后,后一动作几乎立即发生。

Chinese notes

常用于叙述过去事实,后项不接请求或意志。

Examples

  • 子こどもたちは玄げん関かんを開あけるが早はやいか、ランドセルを放ほうり出だして遊あそびに行いってしまった。
    No sooner had the children opened the front door than they tossed their school bags aside and ran off to play.
    孩子们刚打开家门就扔下书包跑去玩了。
  • 開かい店てんのベルが鳴なるが早はやいか、客きゃくたちは目め当あての売うり場ばへ駆かけ出だした。
    The moment the opening bell rang, the customers dashed toward the counters they were after.
    开店铃声刚响,顾客们就冲向心仪的柜台。
  • 彼かれは給きゅう料りょうをもらうが早はやいか、全ぜん部ぶ競けい馬ばにつぎ込こんでしまった。
    The minute he got his pay, he blew all of it on horse racing.
    他刚领到工资,就把钱全投到赛马上了。

Notes

The second action follows almost instantly; it states a past fact, never a request or intention. Near-synonyms: 〜や否や (most formal), 〜なり (same subject, often surprising), 〜そばから (repeated).

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('ga-hayai-ka');
{
  "id": "ga-hayai-ka",
  "pattern": "〜が早いか",
  "reading": "〜がはやいか",
  "romaji": "ga hayai ka",
  "level": "N1",
  "meaning": "the moment; no sooner ... than",
  "formation": "Verb-dict + が早いか",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "子どもたちは玄関を開けるが早いか、ランドセルを放り出して遊びに行ってしまった。",
      "furigana": "{子|こ}どもたちは{玄関|げんかん}を{開|あ}けるが{早|はや}いか、ランドセルを{放|ほう}り{出|だ}して{遊|あそ}びに{行|い}ってしまった。",
      "en": "No sooner had the children opened the front door than they tossed their school bags aside and ran off to play."
    },
    {
      "ja": "開店のベルが鳴るが早いか、客たちは目当ての売り場へ駆け出した。",
      "furigana": "{開店|かいてん}のベルが{鳴|な}るが{早|はや}いか、{客|きゃく}たちは{目当|めあ}ての{売|う}り{場|ば}へ{駆|か}け{出|だ}した。",
      "en": "The moment the opening bell rang, the customers dashed toward the counters they were after."
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼は給料をもらうが早いか、全部競馬につぎ込んでしまった。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}は{給料|きゅうりょう}をもらうが{早|はや}いか、{全部|ぜんぶ}{競馬|けいば}につぎ{込|こ}んでしまった。",
      "en": "The minute he got his pay, he blew all of it on horse racing."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "time",
    "sequence",
    "written"
  ],
  "notes": "The second action follows almost instantly; it states a past fact, never a request or intention. Near-synonyms: 〜や否や (most formal), 〜なり (same subject, often surprising), 〜そばから (repeated).",
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "25c666fd3bd743f9f623496fd0ba9beee25bdb5de762ac1dba82068fe5404f56",
    "meanings": [
      "刚一……就"
    ],
    "formation": "动词辞书形+が早いか",
    "explanation": "前一动作发生后,后一动作几乎立即发生。",
    "notes": "常用于叙述过去事实,后项不接请求或意志。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "子どもたちは玄関を開けるが早いか、ランドセルを放り出して遊びに行ってしまった。",
        "zh": "孩子们刚打开家门就扔下书包跑去玩了。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "開店のベルが鳴るが早いか、客たちは目当ての売り場へ駆け出した。",
        "zh": "开店铃声刚响,顾客们就冲向心仪的柜台。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼は給料をもらうが早いか、全部競馬につぎ込んでしまった。",
        "zh": "他刚领到工资,就把钱全投到赛马上了。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n1.json#ga-hayai-ka",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "bc1711f9dac3f724a1a6cef6085ad7b519fc39806df7a7ae0064f6351bb362e8",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}