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つい (tsui)

inadvertently, carelessly

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Meaning

つい (tsui) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “inadvertently, carelessly”.

Example sentences 11

会議かいぎ中ちゅう、ついあくびをしてしまいました。

I inadvertently yawned during the meeting.

着ついた。

It arrived.

さあ着ついたぞ。

We've arrived.

灯あかりが点ついた。

The light went on.

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