Japanese

<p>
	The words <strong>ごろ</strong> and <strong>ぐらい</strong> both mean approximately.
	The word <strong>ごろ</strong> is used when speaking about points in time.
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<p>
	When speaking about anything else than a point in time, for example a duration,
	we use the word <strong>ぐらい</strong> to mean approximately.
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Using ごろ and ぐらい for approximation

hiragana character

kanji

adnominal

adverb

auxiliary

conjunction

compound

i-adjective

interjection

noun

na-adjective

numeral

particle

case particle

conjunctive particle

discourse particle

prefix

pronoun

suffix

verb

sentence

hiragana writing

kanji writing

kanji component

reading vocabulary

katakana writing

katakana character

godan - group 1

itidan - group 2

group 3

transitive

intransitive

proper noun

discourse

phrase

expression

Word	一いっ週しゅう間かん　ぐらい　かかりました。issyuukan gurai kakarimasita.
Meaning	It took about a week.
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation
Course	Japanese
Lesson	Using ごろ and ぐらい for approximation

一	one
duration suffix	〜間かん〜kan
to take (time to do something)	かかるkakaru
about; approximately	ぐらいgurai
week	週しゅうsyuu

issyuukan gurai kakarimasita.

Breakdown of issyuukan gurai kakarimasita.

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