Topic N3
Japanese Learning
112. たとたんに : As soon as / The moment.
✏️Structure
Verb-ta + とたんに💡Usage
Expresses unexpected event immediately after an action. "As soon as...", "The moment...".
📚Examples
会社に着いて自分の席に座ったとたんに、社長から急いで社長室へ来るようにとの電話が鳴った。
Kaisha ni tsuite jibun no seki ni suwatta totan ni, shachou kara isoide shachoushitsu e kuru you ni to no denwa ga natta.
The moment I arrived at the company and sat at my desk, the phone rang from the president telling me to come to his office in a hurry.
ずっと欲しかった新しいゲームを買って家で箱を開けたとたんに、母親に勉強しなさいと怒られた。
Zutto hoshikatta atarashii geemu wo katte ie de hako wo aketa totan ni, hahaoya ni benkyou shinasai to okorareta.
The moment I bought the new game I had always wanted and opened the box at home, my mother got angry and told me to study.
私はお酒がとても弱いので、ビールをコップ一杯飲んだとたんに顔が真っ赤になってしまいました。
Watashi wa osake ga totemo yowai node, biiru wo koppu ippai nonda totan ni kao ga makka ni natte shimaimashita.
Because I am very weak to alcohol, the moment I drank a glass of beer, my face turned bright red.
子供たちは公園に着いてお弁当を広げたとたんに、ポツポツと冷たい雨が降り始めて困ってしまった。
Kodomotachi wa kouen ni tsuite obentou wo hirogeta totan ni, potsupotsu to tsumetai ame ga furihajimete komatte shimatta.
The moment the children arrived at the park and spread out their lunch boxes, a cold rain began to fall in drops, and they were in trouble.
部屋の窓を掃除しようと窓を開けたとたんに、強い風が吹いて机の上の書類が全部飛んでいった。
Heya no mado wo souji shiyou to mado wo aketa totan ni, tsuyoi kaze ga fuite tsukue no ue no shorui ga zenbu tonde itta.
The moment I opened the window to clean it, a strong wind blew and all the documents on the desk flew away.
昨日の夜、ベッドに入って目を閉じたとたんに、今日締め切りの重要なレポートを思い出して飛び起きた。
Kinou no yoru, beddo ni haitte me wo tojita totan ni, kyou shimekiri no juuyou na repooto wo omoidashite tobiokita.
Last night, the moment I got into bed and closed my eyes, I remembered an important report due today and jumped up.
コンサートで大好きな歌手がステージに姿を現したとたんに、ファンたちは大きな声で叫び始めた。
Konsaato de daisuki na kashu ga suteeji ni sugata wo arawashita totan ni, fantachi wa ooki na koe de sakebihajimeta.
The moment my favorite singer appeared on stage at the concert, the fans started screaming loudly.
彼からの別れの手紙を読んで最後の文字を見たとたんに、堪えていた涙がポロポロとこぼれ落ちた。
Kare kara no wakare no tegami wo yonde saigo no moji wo mita totan ni, koraete ita namida ga poroporo to koboreochita.
The moment I read the farewell letter from him and saw the last character, the tears I had been holding back streamed down.
マラソン大会で長くて苦しい道のりを走り終え、ゴールテープを切ったとたんに倒れ込んでしまった。
Marason taikai de nagakute kurushii michinori wo hashirioe, gooruteepu wo kitta totan ni taorekonde shimatta.
After running the long and painful path in the marathon, the moment I cut the goal tape, I collapsed.
電気をつけても部屋が暗いので、壊れた電球を新しいものに交換したとたんに部屋がパッと明るくなった。
Denki wo tsukete mo heya ga kurai node, kowareta denkyuu wo atarashii mono ni koukan shita totan ni heya ga patto akaraku natta.
Even when I turned on the light, the room was dark, so the moment I replaced the broken light bulb with a new one, the room suddenly became bright.