Japatan
접속
- V辞書形 / Vている + 間(に)
- Vない形 + ない + 間(に)
- いA + 間(に)
- なA + な + 間(に)
- N + の + 間(に)
해설
間 and 間に are used differently. 〜間 means "the whole time from start to finish", so the main clause is a continuing action or state, often ずっと〜ていた. 〜間に means "at some point within that time", so the main clause is an action that happens once and is completed.
예문
夏休みの間、ずっと国に帰っていました。
I was back in my home country for the whole summer vacation.
電車に乗っている間、本を読んでいました。
I was reading a book the whole time I was on the train.
母が寝ている間に、部屋を掃除しました。
I cleaned the room while my mother was sleeping.
日本にいる間に、一度温泉に行ってみたいです。
While I'm in Japan, I'd like to try going to a hot spring once.
주의
Choose 間 when the main clause continues, and 間に when it happens once. Unlike 〜ながら, the two clauses can have different subjects.
관련 문법
미니 퀴즈
1先生が話している（ ）、学生たちは静かに聞いていました。
정답과 해설
정답: 3 間
The students were listening the whole time, a continuing action, so 間 is correct. 間に is for a one-time action, and ながら needs the masu-stem and the same subject. "While the teacher was talking, the students were listening quietly."
2夏休み（ ）、毎日プールで泳いでいました。
정답과 해설
정답: 1 の間
With a noun, use N + の + 間: 夏休みの間. "During summer vacation, I swam in the pool every day."
3日本にいる（ ）、一度富士山を見たいです。
정답과 해설
정답: 2 間に
Seeing it once is a one-time action, so 間に is used. ながら cannot follow the dictionary form. "While I'm in Japan, I want to see Mt. Fuji once."
