その間(あいだ)

Pronunciation

• その間(あいだ): the everyday reading
• その間(かん): formal and written, common in news (その間(かん)の事情(じじょう), the circumstances during that period)

Usage

• その間(あいだ)、〜: the action or state fills the whole period (その間(あいだ)、ずっと待(ま)っていた, I waited the whole time)
• その間(あいだ)に、〜: something happens at some point within the period (その間(あいだ)に掃除(そうじ)をする, clean in the meantime)

Watch out

Use に with one-time actions done within the period. その間(あいだ)掃除(そうじ)をした suggests cleaning the entire time.

Related words

• その前(まえ): before that
• その後(ご): after that
• 一方(いっぽう): meanwhile; on the other hand (contrast between two situations)
• それまで: until then