こないだ

こないだ · konaida · JLPT N2 · noun

day

📅 Shortened from この間 (kono aida), meaning 'this interval': the stretch of time just before now

Kono aida contracts to konaida in casual speech. It marks a recent gap of time, so it covers both 'the other day' and 'lately'.

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