いつ

How to remember it

Short and sharp like snapping fingers — 'itsu?' = when?

Example sentences

• いつ日本へ行きますか。

  いつにほんへいきますか。

  When are you going to Japan?

• 誕生日はいつですか。

  たんじょうびはいつですか。

  When is your birthday?

Usage

Question word; often followed by particle に for specific time points.

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