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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