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Leaving the room while Yukiko was out with 〜間

Grammar Explanation: During the same time with 〜間(に)

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A murder victim was last heard from via phone call at 9PM. Her body was found outside later that night. Yukiko was in the main room with everyone except when she was bathing.

有希子(ゆきこ):
「私(わたし)が入(はい)ってる間(あいだ)、誰(だれ)か部屋(へや)から出(で)た人(ひと)はいた？」
“While I was in the bath, was there anyone who left the room?”
Literal: “During the time I was in, was there anyone who left the room?”
広美(ひろみ):
「いいえ誰(だれ)も…」
“No, no one...”

Key Points

1間(あいだ) = while, during the time that
  • Here 私(わたし)が入(はい)ってる間(あいだ) means “while I was in the bath”.
  • It marks the time span during which another event might have happened.
2入(はい)ってる is casual for 入(はい)っている
  • The full form is 入(はい)っている間(あいだ).

Vocabulary

(I)

私(わたし) means “I” or “me”. It is the standard first-person pronoun in polite speech and is also common in casual speech among women.

(Room)

部屋(へや) means a room separated from other spaces in a building.

(To go out)

出(で)る means to go out or leave. It is also used when something appears or is produced.

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