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I like beer, wine, and whiskey.

Bīru mo wain mo suki ja arimasen.
I don’t like either beer or wine.

4.11. Expressing the time of the event ‘when
…’ (… …to, … …toki, … …aida)

The particle to occurs after the plain imperfect with the

meaning ‘when, whenever, if.’ Another way to say ‘when,’
with reference to some specific time, is to use either the

imperfect (with present meaning) or the perfect (with past
meaning) and follow this with the noun toki ‘time.’ If you

mean ‘during the interval of …,’ you can use the word aida
‘interval’ preceded by either the imperfect or the perfect

(depending on the meaning) in the progressive form. Aida or
toki can be followed by wa, ni, or ni wa.

Mado no soto o miru to yuki ga futte ita.

When I looked outside through the window, it
was snowing.

Haru ni naru to hana ga saku.
When it is spring, flowers blossom.

Isogashii to amari tabemasen ga, hima da to tsui tabe-
sugite shimaimasu.