~とき

〜toki

JLPT N5 Neutral Chapter 15: Before, after, when, 6 of 6

Formation

Verb-casual + とき / い-Adjective + とき / な-Adjective + なとき / Noun + のとき

Expresses the time when something happens, 'when', 'at the time'.

When to use

The standard "when" - the everyday default for stating the time something happens.

Explanation

The ~とき grammar point is used to express the time when something happens or happened. It can be translated as 'when' or 'at the time' in English. The formation differs depending on whether it is used with a verb, い-adjective, な-adjective, or noun.

Example sentences

Temporal When (Verb Tense Variants)

Corpus examples (60)

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