Grammar Toki ang Koro

Question 1

When I was a child, I loved playing outside.

Answer 1

子供の時、外で遊ぶのが好きでした。

kodomo no toki, soto de asobu no ga suki deshita.

Question 2

When to use toki?

Answer 2

Toki (時):
* Specific time: “Toki” can refer to a precise moment, like “when the clock strikes 3” (3時の時).

• Duration of time: It can also indicate a period, like “during the summer” (夏の時).

“When” or “at the time”: It’s used to indicate the time an action or event occurs.

Example: “When I was a child” is often expressed as kodomo no toki (子どもの時).

Question 3

When to use koro?

Answer 3

Koro (頃):

*Approximate time: “Koro” suggests a more general or vague period, often around a specific point or age.

• Around, about, or during: It implies a time period close to or around something.

*Example: “When I was a child” could also be expressed as kodomo no koro (子どもの頃). In this case, koro is used to emphasize the period of childhood in a more general sense.

*Example: “Around 10 years old” can be written as 10 sai no koro (10歳の頃).

Question 4

When I was around 6 years old, I started reading books.

Answer 4

私は6歳くらいの頃から本を読み始めました。

Watashi wa 6-sai kurai no koro kara hon o yomi hajimemashita.

Question 5

When I was in elementary school, we always wore uniforms

Answer 5

小学校の頃はいつも制服を着ていました
Shōgakkō no koro wa itsumo seifuku o kite imashita

Question 6

We don’t have school in the summer.

Answer 6

夏の時、私たちは学校がありません。
Natsu no toki, watashitachi wa gakkō ga arimasen.

Question 7

At three o’clock in the afternoon, we pray.

Answer 7

午後三時の時、私たちは祈ります。

Gogo san-ji no toki, watashitachi wa inorimasu.

Question 8

The Internet began about forty years ago.

Answer 8

四十年ころ前にインターネットははじまりした。

yon jū-nen koro mae ni intānetto wa hajimari shita.

Question 9

When I was a child, I ate a lot of fruit.

Answer 9

子供の頃、果物物をたくさん食べました。
Kodomo no koro, kudamono o takusan tabemashita.

Question 10

When I was young, I like staying at home.

Answer 10

若い頃は家にいるのが好きでした。
Wakai koro wa ie ni iru no ga sukideshita