彼女がドアを開けるやいなや猫が走り出た。

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English Translation

No sooner had she opened the door than a cat ran out.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)がドアを開(あ)けるやいなや猫(ねこ)が走(はし)り出(で)た。

Romanji

Kanojo ga doa o akeru yainaya neko ga hashirideta.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

ドア (ドア)

door (Western-style)

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.

開ける (あける)

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock; to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn; to grow light; to end (of a period, season); to begin (of the New Year); to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for); to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)

や否や (やいなや)

the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; whether or not

猫 (ねこ、ネコ)

cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

走り出る (はしりでる)

to run out (e.g. of the room)