Definition of つい

つい

tsui

Common word
adverb
1.
just (now)
2.
quite (near)
3.
unintentionally, subconsciously, by mistake, against one's better judgement (judgment)
Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 35 results)

A foolish impulse made me say what I should have left unsaid

I carelessly dropped a vase

さいきん
最近の
りょこう
旅行
ちゅ
わた
ジャック
した
親しく
During the recent trip to America, I made friends with Jack

I couldn't help falling asleep

I met your father just now

I cannot help but sympathize with him any time I see him

I have always had a soft spot in my heart for Mary

I didn't know about that until quite recently

I've just let slip that he is sick

The judge laughed in spite of himself

I often feel like just going over there

It was only recently that he got well

せんじつ
先日
れっしゃ
列車
事故
おお
多く
かたがた
方々
いの
Only the other day in a railway accident, without the time to send out a mayday, many people lost their lives

He fell into a slumber inadvertently

It was only yesterday that I called on him

The food was so good that I ate too much

20%
ぞうりょ
増量
Don't you find yourself reaching for things with '20% extra' written on them

For six years, I was an early riser. That only changed recently

It happened quite recently

I can't resist sweet things
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