Japanese grammar · ≈ JLPT N5 · Beginner 1
〜時に~ ji ni
time when action happens
Use 「〜時に」 after a specific time to say when an action happens.
How it works
Look at the picture: getting up at nine. 「9時に」 tells us what time the action of getting up happens.
The order is “specific time ＋ に ＋ action.” 「に」 comes right after the time, as in 「9時に起きます」.
It works the same way for bedtime: 「11時に寝ます」 means going to bed at eleven. Add 「に」 after the time.
To ask what time someone goes to bed, say 「何時に寝ますか」. Here 「何時」 is read 「なんじ」. Answer with a specific time.
「9時に」 gives the time an action happens; 「から…まで」 gives a time range. First distinguish a point in time from a time range.
Example sentences
- 9ku時jiにni起きますokimasu
I wake up at 9 o'clock.
In a conversation
- Aいつも何時に寝ますか。
A: What time do you usually go to bed?
- B11時に寝ます。
B: I go to bed at 11 o'clock.
- A早いです
Check yourself
Level 1 · Recognise
Which sentence is correct?
Level 1 · Recognise
Listen and choose the meaning
Level 2 · Build
Put the words in order
I wake up at 7 every day.
Level 3 · Use
What goes in the blank?
図書館へ行きます。
I go to the library at 6.
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