Lingaku- before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticingsee also 知らない間に
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- before one knows it; before one realises
- without one's knowledge
This meaning indicates that something has happened unexpectedly or without awareness. It implies that the subject was unaware of an occurrence until it was already too late.
This meaning suggests that an event takes place without the subject being informed or aware of it. It often conveys a sense of surprise or being caught off guard.
Generated collocations (experimental)
しら知らぬま間にすぎさる過ぎ去るto pass by without noticingしら知らぬま間にせいちょう成長するto grow without realizing itしら知らぬま間にかわる変わるto change without knowingしら知らぬま間にもんだい問題がおきる起きるproblems arise without one’s knowledgeしら知らぬま間にじかんがたつ時間が経つtime passes without one’s noticeしら知らぬま間にわすれる忘れるto forget without realizingしら知らぬま間にくせ癖がつくto develop a habit without noticingしら知らぬま間にてにいれる手に入れるto acquire without realizing itしら知らぬま間にきずつく傷つくto get hurt without knowingしら知らぬま間にぬすまれる盗まれるto be stolen without noticing