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totan (ni) 527
kli C*i c/,
S
(d) 2 :J*2 1- %&L&AI%, %%I:% +0~4;ifl&kf:,
(The moment I put the plug in, all the lights went out in the house.)
I*il:*i
(el +D+ ~L%&AI?~, ~~t:R&G+& LI:,
(As soon as I drank the milk, my stomach started to ache.)
(0 %*91:k,R91:o ?0&%(K),
(I thought I was saved; then (lit. at that moment), my strength was gone
and I lost consciousness.)
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1. In "V1 totan (ni) - V2," V2 must represent an uncontrollable action,
although when the subject of V2 is the third person, a controllable verb
.
is acceptable. Compare KS(A) to (1).
(1) a. *%Lli%&o)B%BI:iS$%, Zqkfl9 ?:,
(I stood up the moment I saw my teacher.)

b. $+i&%&0B%BI:%%, Z6W9 I:o
(Yoko stood up the moment she saw her teacher.)
2. The demonstrative adjective sono 'that' can precede totan, as in Ex.(f).
The demonstrative adjectives kono and ano cannot be used before totan.
3. The particle ni is optional when totan is modified by a verb or by sono
'that.'
so elated Expression]
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To dCji ni expresses an idea similar to totan (ni). For example, KS(A) and (B)
can be rephrased as in [I] without changing the meaning of the discourse
except that to d6ji ni focuses on simultaneous action and totan (ni) on sud-
denness.