その警官の姿を見かけるや否や、彼は逃げ出した。

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English Translation

The instant he saw the policeman, he ran away.

Furigana

その警官(けいかん)の姿(すがた)を見(み)かけるや否(いな)や、彼(かれ)は逃(に)げ出(だ)した。

Romanji

Sono keikan no sugata o mikakeru ya ina ya, kare wa nigedashita.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

警官 (けいかん)

policeman

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

姿 (すがた)

figure; form; shape; appearance; dress; guise; state; condition; picture; image; form (of a waka); dressed in ...; wearing ...

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

見かける (みかける)

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

否 (ひ)

no; the noes

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

逃げ出す (にげだす)

to run away; to flee; to make off; to take to one's heels; to escape; to start to run away