~時 (when, temporal clause)

grammar

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The noun 時 ('time') used as a clause-final connective meaning 'when / at the time that.' Attaches to plain-form verbs and adjectives; with nouns, uses の (子供の時 'when I was a child'). Common particle variants: 時に for emphasis (食べる時に 'when I eat'), 時は for topical 'as for when' (食べる時は野菜から), 時には for slight emphasis or contrast (時には休むことも大事だ 'at times even rest matters'). Tense on the preceding verb distinguishes 'when X happens' (present) from 'when X happened' (past).

20 sentences

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Much later, when I was studying philosophy of science, I learned that experiments should arise from real dissatisfaction with existing knowledge.

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He went and showed up while I was still asleep.

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I felt the same way when I first saw Japan from the plane.

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When I was six, I was taken to something called a circus for the first time.

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When I made a mistake, he defended me.

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She had her first child at twenty.

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She always teased me when we were working together.

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She's happiest when she's at home.

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My daughter weighed 8 pounds at birth.

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When you come across an unfamiliar word, you have to look it up in a dictionary.

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When I went to visit, he wasn't there.

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When the riot broke out, there was only one guard on duty.

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Please come visit sometime when you're not busy.

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While I was in the bath, a good idea came to me.

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She bought that camera while she was in Japan.

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She got angry at me when I broke a cup.

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She spends most of her free time playing the piano.

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When you open the window, please don't close the curtains.

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When I was young, I wanted to become an inventor.

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When matter changes chemically, chemical energy is released.

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