JLPT N3 · Adverb

いつのまにか (itsunomanika)

いつのまにか is a Japanese adverb meaning “before one knows; before one becomes aware of”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: いつのまにか
Romaji: itsunomanika
Word class: Adverb
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares · adverb

Example sentences

いつの間にかボブは外へ出ていた。

Bob went out before I knew it.

Tatoeba #228807

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1188850 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.