Category: Time
ところ and とき
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)...
Starting and Ending Actions
Starting and Ending Actions This page explains how to express starting and finishing actions. As these verb forms represent states, you will mostly use が. You should use は only if it is a...
ていく and てくる
ていく and てくる Verb comes, Verb goesVerb て form + くる – Verb comesVerb て form + いく – Verb goes いく and くる are verbs that represent “movement“, but in different directions. いく...
Frequency Adverbs
Frequency Adverbs This page looks at some of the most common frequency adverbs in Japanese. Quick Guide いつも – All the timeいつでも – Any timeよく – Oftenときどき – Sometimesたまに – Occasionally まれに – Rarely...
Time Counters
Time Counters These are the units of time, used to count a span of time. There are some sound changes, so see the chart below. Years – Number + 年（ねん）- Same as date. Months...