~とき
〜toki
JLPT N5 Neutral
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
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When playing in the park, let's wear a hat.
Kouen de asobu toki, boushi wo kaburimashou.
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This apple is ready to eat when it is red.
Kono ringo ga akai toki, tabegoro desu.
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When I am studying, my family keeps quiet for me.
Watashi ga benkyou suru toki, kazoku wa shizuka ni shite kuremasu.
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When I was a child, I often went to play at my grandmother's house.
Kodomo no toki, yoku obaachan no ie ni asobi ni ikimashita.
Temporal When (Verb Tense Variants)
Corpus examples (60)
先日友達のところに立ち寄ったとき、玄関からは友達でなく、その旦那が顔を出した。
The other day when I stopped by at a friend's house, it wasn't my friend that came out of the front door, but her husband.
私が、今度ニューヨークに行ったときにお会いする機会があるといいなと思っております。
I hope I will have a chance to see you next time I'm in New York.
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The time has come for you to play your trump card.
子供の時、熱があるときだけはアイスクリームとかゼリーとかたくさん食べても怒られなかったなあ。
Only when I got sick as a kid that I could eat as much ice cream and jello as I wanted and not get yelled at.
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You should have learned how to swim when you were young.
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When I finally came home at 1 o'clock at night, my whole body was completely exhausted.
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You should not cut in when someone else is talking.
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We were glad when we saw a light in the distance.
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I was taking a bath when you called me.
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He wrote this book at the age of twenty.
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Never fail to lock the door when you go to bed.
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Please raise your hand before you speak.
この最後の質問を聞いたとき、イギリス人は自分の耳が信じられませんでした。
When the Englishman heard this last question, he could not believe his ears.
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What was your mother doing when you returned home?
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Hearing the news they all cried for joy.
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I saw him cross the street as I got off the bus.
ケーキを作るときには、卵、バター、砂糖を使わなければいけない。
To make a cake, you must use eggs, butter and sugar.
例文は過去進行形の文です。皆さんは進行形を学習するとき、どのように教わりましたか?
The example is a past progressive tense sentence. How was everybody taught when they were learning about progressive tense?
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Please come when it is convenient.
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Just picture to yourself the horror with which I saw the scene.
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He was absent at roll call.
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It was when I was eight years old that I climbed Mt. Fuji with my father.
ホーキングは、その本の執筆を始めたとき、手で書くことがまったくできなかった。
When he started the book, Hawking was unable to write by hand at all.
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He came right at the beginning of the game.
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They shot down two enemy planes during the raid.