... るや
at the sight of; upon seeing; right after confirming ~
JLPT
N1
结构
✦Vーる + や
意义
✦It means "at the same time as..." or "immediately after...". This is an archaic expression used in writing.
「
どうして
俺
なんか
生
んだんだ
」
という
兄
のことばを
聞
くや
、
母
は
顔
を
真
っ
赤
にしておこりだした
。
When my mother heard my brother say, ``Why did you give birth to me?'' her face turned red and she started to panic.
「
父死
す
」
の
電報
を
受
け
取
るや
、
すぐさま
彼
は
汽車
に
飛
び
乗
った
。
As soon as he received the telegram that his father was dying, he jumped on the train.
