Noun ごろ～

When to use

Same idea as くらい/ぐらい but specifically for a POINT IN TIME ("around 3 o'clock"), not a quantity - doesn't substitute for くらい/ぐらい on quantities.

Explanation

The ごろ grammar point is used to indicate 'around' or 'about' a certain time or age. It is commonly used with time-related expressions and age-related expressions to give an approximate time or age.

• 昼ひるごろに電話でんわしてください。

  Please call me around noon.

  Hiru goro ni denwa shite kudasai.

• 彼かれは10歳さいごろに日本にほんに来きました。

  He came to Japan around the age of 10.

  Kare wa juu-sai goro ni Nihon ni kimashita.

• 午後ごご３時ときごろに会あいましょう。

  Let's meet around 3 PM.

  Gogo san-ji goro ni aimashou.

• 昨日きのうの夜よる8時ときごろに帰かえりました。

  I returned home last night around 8 o'clock.

  Kinou no yoru hachi-ji goro ni kaerimashita.

Approximation (About / Approximately)

• Noun くらい～Noun kurai～N5Express the extent or degree of something; 'about'…
• だいたい〜daitai〜N5Expresses 'roughly', 'approximately', or 'almost'.
• ～ほど～〜hodo〜N3Expresses the degree or extent; 'about', 'to the extent'…
• Noun といったところだNoun to itta tokoro daN1Expresses 'at most', 'as much as', or 'limited to'.
• Noun からある〜kara aruN1Used with large numbers or measurements to emphasize 'at…
• Noun というところだNoun to iu tokoro daN1Means 'it's approximately...' or 'it's about...'. Used to…

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