〜か〜ないかのうちに

import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('ka-nai-ka-no-uchi-ni');

{
  "id": "ka-nai-ka-no-uchi-ni",
  "pattern": "〜か〜ないかのうちに",
  "romaji": "ka ... nai ka no uchi ni",
  "level": "N2",
  "meaning": "as soon as; barely ... when",
  "formation": "Verb-dict + か + Verb-nai + かのうちに / Verb-ta + か + Verb-nai + かのうちに",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "ベルが鳴るか鳴らないかのうちに、生徒たちは教室を飛び出した。",
      "furigana": "ベルが{鳴|な}るか{鳴|な}らないかのうちに、{生徒|せいと}たちは{教室|きょうしつ}を{飛|と}び{出|だ}した。",
      "en": "The bell had barely rung when the students rushed out of the classroom."
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼は布団に入ったか入らないかのうちに、いびきをかき始めた。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}は{布団|ふとん}に{入|はい}ったか{入|はい}らないかのうちに、いびきをかき{始|はじ}めた。",
      "en": "He had barely gotten into bed when he started snoring."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "time",
    "simultaneity"
  ],
  "notes": "The same verb is repeated in positive and negative: it's unclear whether A has even finished before B happens. Describes observed events.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "2d0c9fc2f19308c2a15fae011dd2647011c5992224ebaa48b6c8e02148b6631e",
    "meanings": [
      "刚……就",
      "还没来得及"
    ],
    "formation": "动词辞书形＋か＋同一动词ない形＋かのうちに；动词た形＋か＋同一动词ない形＋かのうちに",
    "explanation": "表示前项似乎还没完全结束，后项就发生。",
    "notes": "通常重复同一个动词。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "ベルが鳴るか鳴らないかのうちに、生徒たちは教室を飛び出した。",
        "zh": "铃声刚响，学生们就冲出了教室。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼は布団に入ったか入らないかのうちに、いびきをかき始めた。",
        "zh": "他刚钻进被窝就开始打鼾。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n2.json#ka-nai-ka-no-uchi-ni",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "b4f96d19cf7288e64491c11bbf1300ef977cb4a6cab29eb91765022bdd60214f"
  }
}