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Episode 66 - How to say " when; at this time " ( Plain Style / Adjectives / Noun + toki)
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時 【とき】(toki) means " when; at this time ".
とき (toki) connects two sentences and expresses the time when the state or action described in the main sentence takes place.
Verb dict-form とき(toki)
Verb ない-form とき(toki)
Verb た-form とき(toki)
い-adjective とき(toki)
な-adjective + な とき(na toki)
Noun + の とき(no toki)
私はテレビを見るときコーヒを飲みます。
Watashiwa terebi wo miru toki kohi wo nomimasu.
When I watch TV, I drink a coffee.
わからないとき、先生に聞いてください。
wakaranai toki, sensei ni kiitekudasai
If you don't understand, please ask the teacher.
日本に旅行した時、桜を見ました。
Nihon ni ryokou shita toki, sakura o mimashita.
When I went to Japan, I saw the cherry blossoms.
小さいとき、東京に住んでいました。
Chiisai toki, Tokyo ni sundeimashita
When I was small, I lived in Tokyo.
ひまな時、来てください。
Hima na toki, kite kudasai.
When you are free, please come over.
大学生の時、よく勉強しました。
Daigakusei no toki yoku benkyou shimashita.
When I was in University, I studied a lot.
It can be used in both present and past tense.
Sentence A + toki + Sentence B
Verb dict-form とき(toki): Action in the sentence B occurs before the action in the sentence A.
Verb dict-form とき(toki): After the action in sentence A occurs, sentence B occurs.
But if you use the past tense in the main sentence
東京から大阪に行く時、このかばんを買いました。
Tokyo ni Osaka ni iku toki, kono kaban o kaimashita.
When I went to Tokyo from Osaka, I bought this bag (in Tokyo).
東京から大阪に行ったとき、このかばんを買いました。
Tokyo ni Osaka ni itta toki, kono kaban o kaimashita (in Osaka).
When I went to Tokyo from Osaka, I bought this bag.
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