こないだ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
此間

Etymology

Contraction of このあいだ (kono aida, “recently, the other day”).[1][2][3][4]

First cited in 1563.[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こないだ [kònáídáꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[3][4] when used as a noun, with a following particle
(Tokyo) こないだ [kònáídá] (Heiban – [0])[3] when used adverbially, without a particle
IPA^(key): [ko̞na̠ida̠]

Adverb

こないだ • (konaida) ^{←こないだ (konaida)^?}

[from 1563] Contraction of このあいだ (kono aida).: the other day, a recent time
- 2007 January 25, Shiozaki, Yūji, “第七拾五話 [Chapter 75]”, in 一騎当千 [One vs. Thousands], volume 12 (fiction), Tokyo: Wani Books:
  
  お——こないだ観(み)た　A(エー)V(ブイ)にそーゆーのあったあった
  O—— Konaida mita ēbui ni sōyū no atta atta
  Woah— I saw this exact shit in a porno just the other day

Noun

こないだ • (konaida) ^{←こなひだ (konafida)^?}

[from 1563] Contraction of このあいだ (kono aida).: the other day, a recent time
こないだのあれどうした?
Konaida no are dō shita?
How did that thing from the other day turn out?

References

“此間”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
“此間”, in デジタル大辞泉 (Dejitaru Daijisen)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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