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とき

ときtokiN5neutral

savor + when

ajiwau toki

when; at the time of

meaning: when savoring

Same meaningRelated

  • 味あじわう
  • 〜とき
  • 味あじわうとき

子こどものとき、ここは全部ぜんぶ田たんぼだったんだよ。

kodomo no toki, koko wa zenbu tanbo datta n da yo.

When I was a kid, this whole area was rice fields. casual

大阪おおさかへ味あじわうとき、駅えきでお弁当べんとうを買かった。

oosaka e ajiwau toki, eki de obentou o katta.

I bought a boxed lunch at the station when savoring to Osaka (on the way there). neutral

Same meaning4

when; on the occasion of — plain to formal

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when / during — locates the main event at a time or situation

  1. 子こどものとき、ここは全部ぜんぶ田たんぼだったんだよ。

    kodomo no toki, koko wa zenbu tanbo datta n da yo.

    When I was a kid, this whole area was rice fields. casual

  2. 学生がくせいのとき、京都きょうとに住すんでいました。

    gakusei no toki, kyouto ni sunde imashita.

    When I was a student, I lived in Kyoto. neutral

  3. お出でかけのときは、戸締とじまりをご確認かくにんください。

    odekake no toki wa, tojimari o go kakunin kudasai.

    When you go out, please make sure the doors are locked. formal

  4. りんごは小ちいさいとき、まだ酸すっぱいです。

    ringo wa chiisai toki, mada suppai desu.

    An apple is still sour when it's small. neutral

  5. この店みせは暇ひまなとき、割引わりびきをします。

    kono mise wa hima na toki, waribiki o shimasu.

    This shop gives discounts when it's slow. neutral

before or after — dictionary isn't done yet, た already is, whatever the tense

  1. 大阪おおさかへ行いくとき、駅えきでお弁当べんとうを買かった。

    oosaka e iku toki, eki de obentou o katta.

    I bought a boxed lunch at the station when going to Osaka (on the way there). neutral

  2. 大阪おおさかへ行いったときさ、たこ焼やき食たべたよ。

    oosaka e itta toki sa, takoyaki tabeta yo.

    When I went to Osaka (once there), I had takoyaki. casual

How it's formed5

Notes

Tense before とき is relative to the main verb, not to now: 行いくとき=
still on the way, 行いったとき=already there, even in a past sentence.