Japanese 86 - Time and the に-particle

The most commonly used particle in conjunction with time is the -particle. Up until now, you have used this particle to show presence at or movement towards a destination. In addition to that usage, it also means at when following a time.

Note that though is used with the time expressions including hours, weekdays and months. There are other cases in which they are not used together with a time expression, as in the sentences below which you have learned earlier.

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