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528 totan (ni) / toto
TO d6ji ni, however, does not have the restriction described in Note 1, as seen
in [2].
[2] ?JJ;tfk&D@?? {IZQ t AeE / *JiZk%3, I Zt;k7F9 r:,
(I stood up when (lit. at the same time as) I saw my teacher.)
To doji ni can also express concurrent states, while totan (ni) is used only for
actions, as in [3].
[31 &g9ts &< c: IRR5tArei~: *RRk%G(cz)l %&o%hkz
/
2a0
(A crowd can be seen in the distance and, at the same time, (sounds
of) drums can be heard.)
It should also be noted that to d6ji ni can be preceded by nouns and adjec-
tives while totan (ni) occurs only with verbs and the demonstrative sono
'that.'
(+to dciji ni)

tat6 I? 5 I? 5 adv.

finally; at (long) last; eventu-
the eventual arrival of an expected ally; in the end; after all
[REL. yatto; tsui nil

+Key Sentence

I I
(It's been threatening to rain since the morning and finally it started to
rain. (lit. The rain which threatened to fall from the morning finally
started to fall.))