衝突の音を聞くやいなや、彼は家から走り出した。

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English Translation

As soon as he heard the crash, he rushed out of the house.

Furigana

衝突(しょうとつ)の音(おと)を聞(き)くやいなや、彼(かれ)は家(いえ)から走(はしだ)り出()した。

Romanji

Shōtotsu no oto o kiku yainaya, kare wa ie kara hashiridashita.

Words

衝突 (しょうとつ)

collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing

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

音 (おと、ね、おん)

sound; noise; report; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

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.

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance

や否や (やいなや)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

走り出す (はしりだす)

to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run