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つい [つい] (tsui)
Meaning: without thinking, despite myself
Example: oops, i said too much!
JLPT Level: 2
Category: grammar
Author: dc
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| | Amatuka | Inadvertantly, unintentionally, etc. | | | huess | I always thought that was ついに？ Am I wrong or can you drop the に？ | | | Miki | ついに is different from つい.
ついに can be replaced with やっと at last
ついに買っちゃった！
Finally, I got it!
| | | hiro | 「つい」and「ついに」is different.
「つい」means... "regretfully"
for example, you go shopping, you find a new PC. you already have a PC, but you buy the spanky new one anyway. then, you say
「つい、買った。」
in fact, you don't need that PC.
「ついに」means..."at last"
you wanted a PC for a long time, and eventually you get one. then, you say,
「ついに買った。」
you really need that PC.
:( tsui = ukkari
:) tsuini = yatto | | | dc | ex1273 seems different from the others? | | | Miki | Yes. The つい means すぐ。This emphases something happens very close in time/distance.
つい２、３時間前に as recently as a few hours
ついそこまで休憩に行ってきました。I went right over there for break.
| | | ashishjoshi | 'tsui',according to me is used when you get indulged in your inner feelings so much that you forget what is going around.
ex-夢中で、つい大きい声で歌ってしまって、はずかしかった。 | | | DrJones | Is "tsui" an interjection like "tsk" or "tsch"? | | |
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