彼は警察官を見るや否や逃げて行った。

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彼は警察官を見るや否や逃げて行った。

English Translation

As soon as he caught sight of a policeman, he ran away.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は警察官(けいさつかん)を見(み)るや否(いな)や逃(に)げて行(い)った。

Romanji

Kare wa keisatsukan o miru ya inaya nigeteitta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

警察官 (けいさつかん、ケイサツカン)

policeman; policewoman; police officer

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

否や (いなや)

as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection

逃げる (にげる)

to escape; to run away