~際に

〜sai ni

JLPT N2 Neutral Chapter 50: Occasion (While Doing / On The Occasion Of), 4 of 6

Formation

Verb-casual + 際に, い-Adjective + 際に, な-Adjective + な際に, Noun + の際に

Means 'when', 'while', or 'on the occasion of' a certain event or situation.

When to use

Neutral, the everyday marker for an occasion or event - "on the occasion of/when".

Explanation

~際に is used to specify a time or occasion when something happens. It’s more formal than a simple 'とき' and often appears in announcements or polite instructions.

Example sentences

Occasion (While Doing / On The Occasion Of)

Corpus examples (43)

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