Verb た ときに

Verb た ときに

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Formation

Verb-た + ときに

Express an action or event that occurred at a specific time in the past; 'when', 'at the time'.

When to use

Past-tense form of とき - not a different register, just a different verb tense.

Explanation

The たときに grammar point is used to express an action that happened at a specific time in the past, usually with a focus on a specific event or moment. It can be translated as 'when' or 'at the time' in English. This grammar point requires a verb in its た-form followed by ときに to indicate the time at which the action occurred.

Example sentences

Temporal When (Verb Tense Variants)

Corpus examples (60)

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