JLPT 【N1 Grammar】〜（か）と思いきや｜omoikiya

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JLPT N1 grammar と思いきや omoikiya

〜（か）と思（おも）いきや

「~thought A , but B~」

JLPT N1 grammar と思いきや omoikiya

Meaning

◉ ~thought A , but B~

◉ Indicates that based on general speculation, I thought it would develop toward A, but the result was unexpectedly developed toward B。

Sentence Patterns

◉ Noun＋（なのか／か）と思（おも）いきや

◉ Verb(Terminal form)＋（のか／か）と思（おも）いきや

◉ Sentence＋と思（おも）いきや

Related Sentence

◉ ～（か）と思（おも）ったら

Example Sentences

① 今日（きょう）はデートに行（い）けるかと思（おも）いきや、電車（でんしゃ）が急（きゅう）に止（と）まって行（い）けなくなっちゃった。

Kyō wa dēto ni ikeru ka to omoiki ya, densha ga kyū ni tomatte ikenaku natchatta.

I thought I could go on a date today, but I didn’t expect the train stopped and I couldn’t go for it.