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As soon as
As soon as the door opened, 8 people burst out of the car.

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かれはかえってくるなりしょくじもせずにねてしまいました。

As soon as he got home, he went to bed without eating.

かれはドアをあけるなり、くつをはいたままへやにはいってきた。

As soon as he opened the door, he walked in still wearing his shoes.

パーティーかいじょうにはいるなり、サムはたべものめがけてとっしんした。

As soon as he got to the party, Sam made a bee line for the food.

ファンは、ゆうめいじんとでくわすなり、かれにサインをもとめた。

On encountering the celebrity, the fans asked for his autogaph.

きょうしつにはいるなり、せんせいはとつぜんおこったようなくちょうではなしはじめた。

On entering the classroom, our teacher burst into angry speech.

はいってくるなり、かれはたおれた。

The instant he came in, he fell down.

Verb(辞書形) + なり

[AなりB] - B is often an unexpected or unusual thing.

blabby

Mostly used in written language and generally is not used in daily conversations.

yuzuha

My book says that this is for a strange or unexpected event.

X スイッチを入れるなり電気がついた。
O スイッチを入れると電気がついた。
O スイッチを入れるなり爆発が起きた。

However, my book says it is only used for Verb(辞書形)+なり, but I have sometimes seen cases of Verb(た形)+なり from other sources. Does anyone know which is correct?

blabby

Verb(た形)+なり is used in a different way. It implies one movement is continuing. 〜したまま。
会社を出たなり、いつまでも帰らない。He left the office and hasn't come back.
彼女を見つめたなり、しばらくの間微動だにしなかった。He stared at her and didn't move an inch for a while.
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Miki

that sounds like a totally different nari, so i created a new page for it: [nari2]

dc

What about a (noun)+なり？

Example: きりとて、二つが相容れることもまた不可能なり。

The nari is after　不可能 which is a noun or na-adj.

Any idea what nari means here?

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