〜頃／ごろ
〜頃／ごろ means around; about. It is a JLPT N4 grammar point. Use this pattern to talk about an approximate time. It comes after words for times, dates, seasons, and similar expressions.
Japanese sources describe it as 「だいたいの時」.
〜頃／ごろ examples
七時ごろ起きます。
I get up around seven.
春ごろ桜が咲きます。
Cherry blossoms bloom around spring.
〜頃／ごろ exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
九時（ ）学校へ行きます。
- ごろ ✓
- までに
- おきに
- まま
I go to school around nine.
来週（ ）、新しい本を買います。
- ごろ ✓
- など
- てから
- 間に
I will buy a new book around next week.
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