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JLPT N5 · Particles: roles and direction

時刻に

Marks the exact time of an action

Meaning

Marks the exact time of an action.

Formation

  1. に follows an exact time — 七時に, 月曜日に, 三月に
  2. No に with 今日・明日・毎日・今週 or with いつ

When to use it

Core use
Marks the exact time of an action

Examples

13 sentences

  • 七時しちじに起きおきます

    I get up at seven.

  • 月曜日げつようびにテストがあります

    There is a test on Monday.

  • 毎朝まいあさ七時半しちじはんに家いえを出ますでます

    Every morning I leave home at half past seven.

  • 朝あさ六時ろくじに家いえを出でます

    I will leave home at six in the morning.

  • 火曜日かようびに歯医者はいしゃへ行きいきます

    I will go to the dentist on Tuesday.

  • 四月しがつに学校がっこうが始まりはじまります

    School starts in April.

  • 夜よる九時くじに電話でんわしてください

    Please call me at nine in the evening.

  • 五月五日ごがついつかに家族かぞくで出かけでかけます

    We will go out as a family on May fifth.

5 more examples

  • 昼ひる十二時じゅうにじに会議かいぎが終わりおわります

    The meeting ends at noon.

  • 土曜日どようびの午後ごごに友達ともだちと会いあいます

    I will meet a friend on Saturday afternoon.

  • 八月はちがつに海うみへ行きいきました

    We went to the seaside in August.

  • 七時半しちじはんに朝ご飯あさごはんを食べたべます

    I eat breakfast at half past seven.

  • 来年らいねんの三月さんがつに卒業そつぎょうします

    I will graduate in March next year.

Important notes

  • に follows an exact point in time — 七時に, 月曜日に, 三月に. Relative words such as 今日, 明日, 毎日 and 来週 take no に; after a weekday に is optional.

Common mistakes

  • A duration takes no に: 二時間勉強します (I study for two hours) differs from 二時に勉強します (I study at two).

Check yourself

Pick the translation of each sentence. The wrong options translate similar patterns, so watch the grammar rather than the words.

  1. 昼ひる十二時じゅうにじに会議かいぎが終わりおわります
  2. 八月はちがつに海うみへ行きいきました
  3. 来年らいねんの三月さんがつに卒業そつぎょうします

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