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The difference between 時　and 時は

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I know that it's correct to use は　after 時, and it's also correct to omit it. For example:

子供の 時、よく海で泳ぎました。

子供の 時は、よく海で泳ぎました。

How does the meaning of the sentence change when the particle is used and when it's not? This may be a slight change, but still.

particles particle-は

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asked Mar 13 at 2:58

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  Very similar to a question you asked last month: japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/65466/…
  
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  @BJCUAI Thank you! So, it's the same thing then... I've just come across the following sentence: 学生の時にもっと勉強しておけばよかったですよ。Here they use ni after toki. Is is the same as ... toki wa...?
  
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  Roughly similar to the difference between 'In my childhood' vs. 'As for my childhood'. As with most things it is not directly equivalent, but I think you get the nuance.
  
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  学生の時にもっと勉強しておけばよかったですよ。Here they use ni after toki. Is is the same as ... toki wa...? >> 「学生の時はもっと勉強しておけばよかった」 sounds unnatural.
  
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  No... You say 「～～ときに(or～～とき)…ておけばよかった」"I should have … / I regret that I didn't … when ~~ " eg 「安いときに買っておけばよかった」"I should have bought it when it was cheaper" (← In fact, I did NOT buy it.) but not 「安いときは /安いときには買っておけばよかった」. If you mean "I needed to study more when I was a student, but now I don't need to study hard anymore." (← In fact, I DID study.), you can say 「学生の時は、もっと勉強しないといけなかった。/勉強しなければならなかった。」
  
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I know that it's correct to use は　after 時, and it's also correct to omit it. For example:

子供の 時、よく海で泳ぎました。

子供の 時は、よく海で泳ぎました。

How does the meaning of the sentence change when the particle is used and when it's not? This may be a slight change, but still.

particles particle-は

share|improve this question

asked Mar 13 at 2:58

EngurooEnguroo

72910

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Very similar to a question you asked last month: japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/65466/…
  
  – BJCUAI
  Mar 13 at 3:06
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @BJCUAI Thank you! So, it's the same thing then... I've just come across the following sentence: 学生の時にもっと勉強しておけばよかったですよ。Here they use ni after toki. Is is the same as ... toki wa...?
  
  – Enguroo
  Mar 13 at 3:10
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Roughly similar to the difference between 'In my childhood' vs. 'As for my childhood'. As with most things it is not directly equivalent, but I think you get the nuance.
  
  – BJCUAI
  Mar 13 at 3:27
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  学生の時にもっと勉強しておけばよかったですよ。Here they use ni after toki. Is is the same as ... toki wa...? >> 「学生の時はもっと勉強しておけばよかった」 sounds unnatural.
  
  – Chocolate♦
  Mar 13 at 3:33
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  No... You say 「～～ときに(or～～とき)…ておけばよかった」"I should have … / I regret that I didn't … when ~~ " eg 「安いときに買っておけばよかった」"I should have bought it when it was cheaper" (← In fact, I did NOT buy it.) but not 「安いときは /安いときには買っておけばよかった」. If you mean "I needed to study more when I was a student, but now I don't need to study hard anymore." (← In fact, I DID study.), you can say 「学生の時は、もっと勉強しないといけなかった。/勉強しなければならなかった。」
  
  – Chocolate♦
  Mar 13 at 15:45
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

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show 3 more comments

I know that it's correct to use は　after 時, and it's also correct to omit it. For example:

子供の 時、よく海で泳ぎました。

子供の 時は、よく海で泳ぎました。

How does the meaning of the sentence change when the particle is used and when it's not? This may be a slight change, but still.

particles particle-は

share|improve this question

asked Mar 13 at 2:58

EngurooEnguroo

72910

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asked Mar 13 at 2:58

EngurooEnguroo

72910

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asked Mar 13 at 2:58

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asked Mar 13 at 2:58

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子供の時、よく海で泳ぎました。

子供の時は、よく海で泳ぎました。

You might say the latter to imply...

"I used to swim in the sea in my childhood (but now I don't anymore)."

Here, the は is functioning as the contrastive particle (対比の「は」).

---

You might also say the latter when responding to a question...

"What did you often do in your childhood?"

-- "In my childhood, I often swam in the sea."

Here, the は is functioning as the topic particle (主題の「は」).

---

You'd say the former to just neutrally state that you would often swim in the sea in your childhood.

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子供の時、よく海で泳ぎました。

子供の時は、よく海で泳ぎました。

You might say the latter to imply...

"I used to swim in the sea in my childhood (but now I don't anymore)."

Here, the は is functioning as the contrastive particle (対比の「は」).

---

You might also say the latter when responding to a question...

"What did you often do in your childhood?"

-- "In my childhood, I often swam in the sea."

Here, the は is functioning as the topic particle (主題の「は」).

---

You'd say the former to just neutrally state that you would often swim in the sea in your childhood.

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answered Mar 13 at 3:58

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子供の時、よく海で泳ぎました。

子供の時は、よく海で泳ぎました。

You might say the latter to imply...

"I used to swim in the sea in my childhood (but now I don't anymore)."

Here, the は is functioning as the contrastive particle (対比の「は」).

---

You might also say the latter when responding to a question...

"What did you often do in your childhood?"

-- "In my childhood, I often swam in the sea."

Here, the は is functioning as the topic particle (主題の「は」).

---

You'd say the former to just neutrally state that you would often swim in the sea in your childhood.

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answered Mar 13 at 3:58

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子供の時、よく海で泳ぎました。

子供の時は、よく海で泳ぎました。

You might say the latter to imply...

"I used to swim in the sea in my childhood (but now I don't anymore)."

Here, the は is functioning as the contrastive particle (対比の「は」).

---

You might also say the latter when responding to a question...

"What did you often do in your childhood?"

-- "In my childhood, I often swam in the sea."

Here, the は is functioning as the topic particle (主題の「は」).

---

You'd say the former to just neutrally state that you would often swim in the sea in your childhood.

share|improve this answer

answered Mar 13 at 3:58

Chocolate♦Chocolate

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answered Mar 13 at 3:58

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answered Mar 13 at 3:58

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answered Mar 13 at 3:58

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