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N1 Lesson 6: 15/17

折（おり）には
when, occasion, opportunity, time

Rarely written as 折りに

Structure
Verb + 折（に(1)）
［い］Adjective + 折（に(1)）
［な］Adjective + な + 折（に(1)）
Noun + の + 折（に(1)）

(1) には、は
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  • 折に is a formal, slightly old-fashioned, written expression that is rarely used in speech. It expresses a special, usually positive occasion when something happens - meaning “on the occasion” or “when”. MUCH less common than 際. Often followed by ください、for example in the closing part of a letter.
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《自伝（じでん）》初（はじ）めてのパリへの出張（しゅっちょう）の折（おり）にはルーヴル美術館（びじゅつかん）に立（た）ち寄（よ）った。
Autobiography: “On the occasion of my first trip to Paris, I stopped by the Louvre museum for a short visit.”
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    • 《手紙（てがみ）、名誉（めいよ）あるゲストの再（さい）招待（しょうたい）》「北海道（ほっかいどう）にいらした折（おり）に、是非（ぜひ）にお寄（よ）りください！」
    A letter, re-invitation of an honored guest: “Please, make sure to drop by when you come to Hokkaido.”
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    • 《自伝（じでん）》京都（きょうと）への観光（かんこう）旅行（りょこう）の折（おり）に、駅（えき）で偶然（ぐうぜん）小学校（しょうがっこう）の先生（せんせい）に会（あ）った。
    Autobiography: “On the occasion of a sightseeing trip to Kyoto, I came across my elementary school teacher at the train station.”
    sometimes expresses something not planned
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