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-자마자

-jamaja

Not a sliver of gap: -자마자

The picture The door clicks shut and the next thing springs out on that same click. No gap between the two.

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Where the picture shows up in -자마자

  1. on the click of the door

    집에 오자마자 씻었어요.

    ji-be o-ja-ma-ja ssi-seo-sseo-yo

    The moment I got home, I took a shower.

  2. pouring in with no gap

    문이 열리자마자 사람들이 몰려들었어요.

    mu-ni yeol-li-ja-ma-ja sa-ram-deu-ri mol-lyeo-deu-reo-sseo-yo

    The instant the doors opened, people flooded in.

  3. out the door on answering

    전화를 받자마자 뛰어나갔어요.

    jeon-hwa-reul bat-ja-ma-ja ttwi-eo-na-ga-sseo-yo

    I took the call and ran straight out.

  4. where one chapter ends

    졸업하자마자 취직했어요.

    jo-reo-pa-ja-ma-ja chwi-ji-kae-sseo-yo

    I got a job right after graduating.

  5. lights out on lying down

    자마자 잠들었어요.

    nup-ja-ma-ja jam-deu-reo-sseo-yo

    I fell asleep the moment I lay down.

    Never put a past-tense marker before -자마자. 오자마자 is right; 왔자마자 is wrong.

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