JLPT N4 Grammar (koro / goro)

Meaning

around; about; when

Level: JLPT N4

How to use

Noun (time)ごろ (around; about)
Verb (casual)ころ (when)
Noun + の
Adjective
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Learn Japanese grammar: 【 ころ / ごろ 】 (koro / goro). Meaning: around; about; when.

Both the kanji version and hiragana versions are frequently used.

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Example #1

よるのはちじごろ、うちにきてもらえるか？
yoru no hachiji goro, uchi ni kite moraeru ka？
Can you come by my place around eight p.m.?
Example #2

わたしはこのころとてもいそがしいのです。
watashi wa kono koro totemo isogashii no desu.
I am very busy these days.
Example #3

わたしはわかいころはじめてのひとりたびをしました。
watashi wa wakai koro hajimete no hitori tabi o shimashita.
I traveled alone for the first time when I was young.
Example #4

じゃ、ぼくはくじはんごろむかえにくればいいですね。
ja, boku wa kujihan goro mukae ni kureba ii desu ne.
OK, I’ll pick you up round about nine thirty. Is that right?
Example #5

あなたはこどものころ、いじめにあったことはある？
anata wa kodomo no koro, ijime ni atta koto wa aru.
Did you ever experience bullying when you were a child?
Example #6

ゆうしょくはなんじごろになさいますか？
yuushoku wa nanji goro ni nasaimasu ka.
Around what time will you be expecting dinner?
Example #7

それはわたしがこどものころにうたったたいへんふるいうただった。
sore wa watashi ga kodomo no koro ni utatta taihen furui uta datta.
It had been a very old song when I was young.
Example #8

わたしたちはあさ７じにしゅっきんします。それからずっとしごとで、よる１０じはんごろにみせをでます。
watashitachi wa asa shichiji ni shukkin shimasu. sore kara zutto shigoto de, yoru juuji han goro ni mise o demasu.
We come in at 7 o’clock in the morning. We work right through, and we leave at about half past 10 at night.
Example #9

わたしはこどものころ、がっこうへいかず、りょうしんといっしょにずっといどうせいかつをしていた。
watashi wa kodomo no koro, gakkou e ikazu, ryoushin to issho ni zutto idou seikatsu o shite ita.
I didn’t go to school as a child and I traveled a lot with my parents.

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