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N4 Leçon 2: 1/17

(とき)When, At the time of

Structure

Verb + とき
[い]Adjective + とき
[な]Adjective + + とき
Noun + + とき

Détails

  • Niveau de langue

    Standard

À propos de とき

とき, or (とき) in kanji, is a noun that is regularly used to signify 'when' something happened (a verb). However, unlike some other time expressions, とき is mainly used to express things that happen at regular intervals (habits, hobbies, etc.), or at broad times/individual events (when it rains, when there is a sale at the shop, etc.)

Using とき is quite easy! You just need to attach it to the end of any independent word (verbs, nouns, or adjectives). As with most cases where a noun will be attached to another word in Japanese, we will also be required to use な after な-Adjectives, and after nouns. The case-marking particle に will generally come directly after (とき), signifying that another verb is about to follow.

Caution

As discussed previously, ときに is primarily used to discuss when things happened. What this means is that it will not be used to highlight ongoing states that were true during the first action. For example 'the time you tripped over a log on Tuesday'.

When とき is used, the nuance will be that it is describing one thing leading to another, rather than a static thing.

Synonymes



Exemples

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    散歩(さんぽ)するとき音楽(おんがく)()

    I listen to music when I take a walk.

    授業(じゅぎょう)のとき(しず)かにしなくてはいけない

    When you are having class, you have to be quiet.

    あの映画(えいが)()とき()いた

    When I watched that movie, I cried.

    大変(たいへん)なとき(かれ)(おや)()くなった

    His parents died when he was going through a difficult time.

    (さむ)とき、お風呂(ふろ)(はい)りたくなる。

    When it is cold, I want to take a bath.

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      とき – Discussion Grammaire

      Réponses les plus récentes (9 au total)

      • Dorade

        Dorade

        Yes I asked myself the same question, it does say that とき is used for broad periods and not specific events

      • jelly1

        jelly1

        Exactly my thoughts. The introduction/first example says it can be used for individual events but the Caution box says the opposite. Completely contradictory.

        Would be nice if we could get that point about に added to the page as well.

      • Lederhosen42

        Lederhosen42

        Here to add onto the folks who are confused by the fact that the first example sentence is seemingly completely contradictory to the information given in the Caution section. Spent a fair amount of time scouring the first example and Caution section examples to work out what the difference was, but couldn’t work out what it would be.

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