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Grammar detail: 頃(ころ)
頃(ころ) - when (for a period or era)
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clause + ころ refers to the period or era in which the clause was the case.
ころ
頃
is usually used to describe situations which might last for long periods of time, rather than a specific time an action occurred, where とき
時
can be used for both. Both can often be translated as 'when', 'while', 'at the time' etc, but ころ indicates more of a sense of 'around the time of' or 'during the period that'.- わか若いころ頃when I was young ➜ in this case, young describes a state that lasts for some time, so ころ can be used (as can 時, but less commonly)
- かれ彼がく来るとき時when he arrives ➜ in this case, arrival is at a specific time, so 時 is appropriate
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