Topic N1
Japanese Learning
46. そばから : As soon as... / (repeatedly right after).
✏️Structure
V-ru / V-ta + そばから💡Usage
Same as above, emphasizing the continuous repetition of contradictory or sequential actions.
📚Examples
メモを取るそばから、内容を忘れてしまう。
Memo wo toru soba kara, naiyou wo wasurete shimau.
I forget the content as soon as I take notes.
雑草を抜くそばから、また生えてくる。
Zassou wo nuku soba kara, mata haete kuru.
As soon as I pull out the weeds, they grow back again.
水を飲むそばから、喉が渇く。
Mizu wo nomu soba kara, nodo ga kawaku.
As soon as I drink water, my throat feels thirsty again.
ご飯を炊くそばから、子供たちが食べてしまう。
Gohan wo taku soba kara, kodomotachi ga tabete shimau.
As soon as I cook rice, the children eat it all.
間違いを直すそばから、別の間違いをする。
Machigai wo naosu soba kara, betsu no machigai wo suru.
As soon as I fix a mistake, I make another one.
教えるそばから忘れていくので、教えがいがない。
Oshieru soba kara wasurete iku node, oshiegai ga nai.
It's not worth teaching because they forget as soon as I teach them.
床を磨くそばから、誰かが足跡をつける。
Yuka wo migaku soba kara, dareka ga ashiato wo tsukeru.
As soon as I polish the floor, someone leaves footprints.
服を乾かすそばから、汗で濡れてしまう。
Fuku wo kawakasu soba kara, ase de nurete shimau.
As soon as I dry my clothes, they get wet with sweat.
おもちゃを箱に入れるそばから、出されてしまう。
Omocha wo hako ni ireru soba kara, dasarete shimau.
As soon as I put toys in the box, they are taken out.
借金を返すそばから、また金を借りる。
Shakkin wo kaesu soba kara, mata kane wo kariru.
As soon as they pay back the debt, they borrow money again.