Time & Sequence

概要

この章では「Time & Sequence」に関わる日本語の文型をまとめて練習します。ルールを個別に覚えるだけでなく、実際の文の中でどう働くかまでつかめるようにするための章です。

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この章のJapanese Grammar Basic (13)

1. ～時・とき (when) とき A dependent noun that indicates the time when someone does, did, or will do something. It connects a modifying clause to a main clause to...
2. ～間・あいだ(に) (during) あいだ Indicates the duration or interval between two temporal or physical points. When followed by に, it emphasizes that something happens at s...
3. ～うちに (while) うちに Expresses doing something during a limited period while a certain condition still holds, often with the nuance that the opportunity will ...
4. ～あとで (after) あとで Indicates that a state or action takes place at some time after another event. The time gap between the two events is not necessarily imm...
5. ～前に・まえに (before) まえに Indicates that something happens before another event or situation comes about. Can also express spatial position meaning 'in front of.'
6. ～まで (until/up to) まで A particle that indicates a spatial, temporal, or quantitative limit. It marks the end point of a duration, distance, or range.
7. ～までに (by) までに A particle that indicates a time limit or deadline by which an action must be completed. The action itself does not need to continue up t...
8. ～ごとに (every) ごとに Indicates that something takes place regularly at each successive interval of time or space. It expresses recurring patterns or periodic ...
9. ～ごろ (approximately) ごろ Indicates an approximate point in time. It is used with specific time expressions to mean 'around' or 'about' that time.
10. ～ながら (while doing) ながら A conjunction that indicates two actions performed simultaneously by the same subject. The action in the ながら clause is secondary to the m...
11. ～たり～たりする (do things like) たり Expresses an inexhaustive listing of actions or states, implying that the mentioned items are representative examples and other similar a...
12. まだ (still/not yet) まだ An adverb indicating that someone or something remains in the same state as before. With affirmative verbs it means 'still'; with negativ...
13. もう (already/no longer) もう An adverb indicating that someone or something has changed from a previous state. With affirmative predicates it means 'already'; with ne...