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途端(に) — the moment that ~

途端(に) ・ とたん(に)
Builds on た形

Meaning

Key sentence

The instant I stood up, I felt dizzy.

Easily confused with

〜たとたん Same construction — 途端とたんに attaches to a verb's た-form (立たった途端に) and marks an abrupt, often surprising next event. The full teaching layer lives on 〜たとたん.

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Sources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar, A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar.

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