私の姿を見るやいなや、彼は逃げ出した。

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私の姿を見るやいなや、彼は逃げ出した。

English Translation

No sooner had he seen me than he ran away.

Furigana

私(わたし)の姿(すがた)を見(み)るやいなや、彼(かれ)は逃(に)げ出(だ)した。

Romanji

Watashi no sugata o miru yainaya, kare wa nigedashita.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

姿 (すがた)

figure; form; shape; appearance; dress; guise; state; condition; picture; image; form (of a waka); dressed in ...; wearing ...

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...

や否や (やいなや)

the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; whether or not

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

逃げ出す (にげだす)

to run away; to flee; to make off; to take to one's heels; to escape; to start to run away