いつ

How to remember it

Sounds like "its..." the start of asking "its when?" to ask about time.

Example sentences

• いつ日本へ行きますか。

  いつにほんへいきますか。

  When will you go 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

Used at the start of a question; informal counterpart of いつ is the same in polite speech.

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