N4 grammar

〜間に

While that was going on

Formationている form or noun + の + 間に

間に marks a window of time in which something else happened at one moment. Drop the に and 間 covers the whole stretch instead. The に is small and changes the meaning completely.

Examples

〜間に is marked in each sentence. Tap any word for its dictionary entry.

３月さんがつは２月にがつと４月しがつの間まにある。
March comes between February and April.
２つの間まには重要じゅうようなつながりがある。
There's a vital link between the two.
この習慣しゅうかんは日本人にっぽんじんの間まにすっかり定着ていちゃくした。
This custom has become firmly established among the Japanese.
言葉ことばは人ひととなって、私わたしたちの間まに住すまわれた。
The word became flesh and lived for a while among us.
昼寝ひるねをしている間まに変へんな夢ゆめを見みた。
While napping, I had a strange dream.