たなり・なり

While... ~ing, Remaining, Not or ever since, Keep or leave

父ちちが釣つりにいったなりまだ帰かえってこない、大丈夫だいじょうぶかな...

My father hasn't come back home since he went out fishing. I wonder if he is okay…

Explanation

「たなり・なり」 has 2 uses

1Stays that way

After an action, the person stays in that position or state, not moving or speaking.

彼かれは腰こしかけたなりじっと考かんがえていた。

While remaining seated, he has been pondering intently.

レース後ご、草くさの上うえに横よこになったなり、泣なき続つづけた。

After the race, he cried while lying down on the grass.

2Never followed up

After doing something, what should come next never happens: someone left and never came back, or met once and never got in touch.

弟おとうとは彼女かのじょに振ふられて部屋へやに入はいったなり、全然ぜんぜん部屋へやから出でてこなくなってしまった。

Ever since my brother locked himself in his room after his girlfriend broke up with him, he hasn't come out of his room at all.

父ちちが釣つりにいったなりまだ帰かえってこない、大丈夫だいじょうぶかな...

My father hasn't come back home since he went out fishing. I wonder if he is okay…

たなり・なり

While... ~ing, Remaining, Not or ever since, Keep or leave

父ちちが釣つりにいったなりまだ帰かえってこない、大丈夫だいじょうぶかな...

My father hasn't come back home since he went out fishing. I wonder if he is okay…

Explanation

「たなり・なり」 has 2 uses

1Stays that way

After an action, the person stays in that position or state, not moving or speaking.

彼かれは腰こしかけたなりじっと考かんがえていた。

While remaining seated, he has been pondering intently.

レース後ご、草くさの上うえに横よこになったなり、泣なき続つづけた。

After the race, he cried while lying down on the grass.

2Never followed up

After doing something, what should come next never happens: someone left and never came back, or met once and never got in touch.

弟おとうとは彼女かのじょに振ふられて部屋へやに入はいったなり、全然ぜんぜん部屋へやから出でてこなくなってしまった。

Ever since my brother locked himself in his room after his girlfriend broke up with him, he hasn't come out of his room at all.

父ちちが釣つりにいったなりまだ帰かえってこない、大丈夫だいじょうぶかな...

My father hasn't come back home since he went out fishing. I wonder if he is okay…

Examples

1Stays that way

レース後ご、草くさの上うえに横よこになったなり、泣なき続つづけた。
After the race, he cried while lying down on the grass.
彼かれは腰こしかけたなりじっと考かんがえていた。
While remaining seated, he has been pondering intently.
宿泊客しゅくはくきゃくの一人ひとりがドアを開あけたなり、廊下ろうかに立たち尽つくしていた。
One of the guests opened the door and just stood there in the hallway.
彼女かのじょは写真しゃしんを見みつめたなり、まばたきせずに目めを見開みひらいていた。
She kept staring at the picture intently, without blinking, with her eyes wide open.
核心かくしんに迫せまる質問しつもんを投なげかけると、夫おっとは下したを向むいたなり黙だまり込こんでしまいました。
After throwing out a question aimed right at the heart of the issue, while looking down, my husband was completely silent.
子猫こねこは背せの高たかい木きの枝えだから落おちたなりピクリとも動うごかなくなってしまいました。
Ever since falling from the branch of a high tree, my kitten started to not even move an inch.
部活ぶかつから帰かえってきた弟おとうとが玄関げんかんに倒たおれ込こんだなり寝ねてしまった姿すがたを見みて、弟おとうとが相当そうとう疲つかれている事ことがわかりました。
Seeing my brother collapse in the entrance after club practice and fall asleep right there, I realized he was exhausted.

2Never followed up

兄あには上京じょうきょうしたなり、帰かえってこない。
My older brother hasn't come back, ever since he moved to Tokyo.
弟おとうとは彼女かのじょに振ふられて部屋へやに入はいったなり、全然ぜんぜん部屋へやから出でてこなくなってしまった。
Ever since my brother locked himself in his room after his girlfriend broke up with him, he hasn't come out of his room at all.
町まちを離はなれたなり消息しょうそくは途絶とだえた。
We haven't heard from her ever since she left the city.
３年さんねん前まえに涙なみだながらに家出いえでしたなり、帰かえってこない。
She ran away three years ago in tears, and hasn't come back (ever) since.
ちょっと叱しかっただけで息子むすこは自室じしつに入はいったなり、一向いっこうに出でてこなくなってしまった。
After scolding my son just a little bit, ever since entering his room, he will not come out at all.
学校がっこうに出でかけたなり夜よるになっても帰かえってこない娘むすめを家族かぞく総出そうでで探さがしています。
After not returning home even late at night ever since heading to school, the whole family has been searching together for my daughter.

たなり・なり

Explanation

1Stays that way

2Never followed up

たなり・なり

Explanation

1Stays that way

2Never followed up

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