すぐに

すぐに · suguni · JLPT N5 · adverb

immediately

⚡ sugu (right away) + ni (adverb particle) = right-away-ly

Sugu originally meant straight or direct (直ぐ), so the sense is going straight to it with no detour in time. The particle ni turns it into an adverb. Sound hook: Sue, go! Now! — Sue-goo-nee.

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