Rune Forge#25
N3Pattern 25
〜最中に
Formula:
V-ている/N の
Examples & key points
会議の最中に電話が鳴りました。
Kaigi no saichū ni denwa ga narimashita.
The phone rang right in the middle of the meeting.
最中に is being interrupted at the height of it — more vivid than 間に
食事の最中に失礼します。
Shokuji no saichū ni shitsurei shimasu.
Forgive me for interrupting your meal.
How you apologise before cutting in
話している最中に口を挟まないでください。
Hanashite iru saichū ni kuchi o hasamanaide kudasai.
Please do not cut in while I am speaking.
It is firm, and carries the annoyance of being cut off
