いつか~
itsuka~
JLPT N5 Neutral
Formation
いつか + sentence
Indicates an unspecified point in time; 'someday', 'one day', 'at some point'.
When to use
'Someday, at some point': a time you do not name (いつか日本に行きたい).
Explanation
The grammar point いつか is used to indicate an unspecified point in time, meaning 'someday', 'one day', or 'at some point' in the future or the past. It can be used in sentences to express hopes, dreams, or possibilities.
Example sentences
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I want to go to Japan someday.
Itsuka Nihon ni ikitai desu.
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He will become a famous writer someday.
Kare wa itsuka yuumei na sakka ni naru deshou.
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I think I want to climb that mountain someday.
Itsuka ano yama wo noboritai to omotte imasu.
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I believe she can achieve her dream someday.
Kanojo wa itsuka yume wo kanaeru koto ga dekiru to shinjiteimasu.
When (Always / Anytime / Someday)
Corpus examples (60)
いつかは自分の店を持って、お客さんに美味しい料理を作ってあげたいな。
Someday, I want to have my own store and make delicious food for my customers.
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I'm saving my money so that one day I can have a trip around the world.
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I'm saving my money so that one day I can have a trip around the world.
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Some day you'll regret this.
今回お手数をかけたことについて、いつかお返しをしたいと思っております。
This would be a favor, which I would be pleased to return at any time.
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Someday I will repay him for looking down on me.
半角カタカナをインターネット上の色んな所で使えば、いつか顰蹙をかいまくる事になるよ。
If you go around the Internet, using half-width katakana in various places, eventually you're going to end up pissing off a lot of people.
愛は、すばらしい感情で、一生のうちにいつかは誰にも生まれてくるものである。
Love, which is a wonderful feeling, comes to everyone at some time in their life.
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Why don't you come by sometime after ten?
いつかオートクチュールに身を包むんだという彼女の夢が意外な形で実現した。
One day, her dream to be dressed in haute couture came true in an unexpected way.
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If you go around treating people poorly, it'll eventually bite you in the back.
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One day I, too, would like to be a mean old hag.
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The fairest rose is at last withered.
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I will be a doctor someday.
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I'm sure there will be a day when the world comes together as one.
いつかまた一緒にビジネスができるといいですね。
Hope we can do business again someday.
いつか一緒にチェスをしようよ。
Why don't we play chess together sometime?
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We must get together for a drink sometime.
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I'd be grateful if you could take a look when you've got time sometime.
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You should watch that movie sometime; it's very interesting.
いつか自分の気持ちを英語で伝えられる時が来るといいなと思う。
I will be glad when the time comes that I can convey my feelings in English.
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I'd like to visit England someday.
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Please come to our town some day.
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Please come and see us sometime during the vacation.
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I want you to meet my sister, whom I spoke of the other day.