Category: N4 Time

November 27, 2022

Intervals

Intervals ごとに Every UnitUnitごとにごとに is a suffix that means “every”. It is used with units to indicate that something happens or is every X unit. It is basically the same thing as adding...

Grammar / N4 Grammar / N4 Time / Particles / Time / Verbs / ます Stem conjugations

November 20, 2022

ながら

ながら (N4) While doingVerb ます stem + ながらながら is a particle that attaches to the ます stem of a verb. It means “while doing x”. It describes actions done simultaneously. 自転車に乗りながらスマホを使っている – Use...

Grammar / N4 Grammar / N4 Time / Time / Verbs / Vocab / て form

November 20, 2022

ばかり

ばかりばかり is a particle (mostly functions like a noun); it means something like “just about”. Its kind of similar to だけ, but stresses “a lot of only x” instead of “just x”. ばかり...

Grammar / N4 Grammar / N4 Time / Nouns / Time

November 19, 2022

ところ and とき This page explains how to express time relative to an action. Please read verbs as adjectives first. とき “When I ~(Non question)”Plain form verb/い Adjective + ときな Adjective +なときNoun +のとき時(とき)...