たまたま
Meanings
Adverb
Usually written in kana
1. by chance; by accident; accidentally; happen to (be, do); unexpectedly; casually
That, too, was by chance.
2. occasionally; once in a while; now and then
Pitch accent
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またま
Top 1700
Composed of
occasional; infrequent; rare
Examples (42 in total)
That, too, was by chance.
I just happened to be in the neighborhood.
I just happened to be watching.
I just happened to be there at that time.
They happened to walk side by side.
He happened to be there.
It so happens that today is my birthday.
I'm glad that today happened to be a day off.
It happened that I was free last Sunday.
It happened that she was taking a bath.
He happens to be off duty today.
I happened to know her name.
I chanced on a beautiful girl.
It happened that we were on the same train.
It happened that we were on the same bus.
He happened to catch sight of a rare butterfly.
No, we just happened to run into each other at the convenience store outside.
She happened to know his address.
We happened to be in London at that time.
We happened to be in Hokkaido then.
I happened to see it in an interview in some magazine.
I happened to be out when the call came.
We happened to be in Boston at that time.
It happened that I met Mr Uno on the street.
I happened to meet an old friend at Tokyo Station.
It happened that the train was delayed on account of snow.
I had a chance to meet him in Paris.
I found the book at that bookstore by chance.
I unexpectedly met an old friend of mine on the bus yesterday.
It so happened that I rode in the same train with him.
He was evidently surprised when he came across me.
It happened that she and I liked the same kind of music.
That day, we might have happened to come in two cars.
Our car happened to pass theirs by the station.
It just happened to work out well once, so there is no way it can be done every time.
My mother happened to be there when the fire broke out.
It happened that I sat next to her at a meeting.
It happened that I was present when she called.
I went to Kyoto, where I happened to see her.
It happened that in August, 1984 my work obliged me to go to Okinawa.
While cleaning my room yesterday evening, I happened to find an old photograph of my mother.
The store happened to be crowded last night.