Suddenly in Japanese

Definition

Definition in EnglishMarks an event or change that happens quickly and unexpectedly.

Definition in Japanese予想していなかったことが突然起きたり、様子が変わったりするときに使います。

Example sentences

• 晩(ばん)ご飯(はん)を食(た)べていたら、急(きゅう)に電気(でんき)が消(き)えました。🔊

  We were having dinner when the lights suddenly went out.

• バスが突然(とつぜん)止(と)まって、みんな顔(かお)を上(あ)げました。🔊

  The bus suddenly stopped, and everyone looked up.

• 急(きゅう)に携帯(けいたい)が鳴(な)ってさ。彼女(かのじょ)、別(べつ)の駅(えき)にいたんだ！🔊

  Suddenly, my phone rang: she was at the other station!

Learn it in a lesson

• Telling a story with a turning point in Japanese

suddenly in other languages

• What suddenly means
• In Portuguese
• In French