Illustration: In a compact apartment kitchen, a woman has just broken the seal on a can of cat food. The ring-pull lid remains raised between her fingers, and her other hand still braces the can. At that exact instant, her cat springs up beside the counter, front paws stretching toward the newly exposed food.

とたん

totan

as soon as, the moment

Usually follows a verb in the past form. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

これをきいたとたん、彼かれは真まっ青さおになった。
On hearing this, he turned pale.
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家いえに着ついたとたん嵐あらしになった。
I had barely got home when the storm broke.
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彼かれを見みたとたん私わたしは吹ふき出だした。
As soon as I saw him, I burst into laughter.
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