みんなの日本語L23-1: こんにちは。I am Japanese. To study English, I am teaching Japanese in English. Write your sentences with “Plain Style (Dictionary Form/Taform) とき”. I will correct your sentences for JLPT N5 Beginner and Intermediate level learners.

**①Improvement of Writing: Instruction**

1, See the below “☆Basic Example Dialogue”, Try to write single sentences or Dialogue style with Grammar topic **“**Plain Style（Dictionary Form/Taform）　とき**”** and post your sentences within 48 hours from posting this thread.

2, Beginner Level: It is OK to write just simple sentence by only Hiragana. (It is easy-to-read to make space between word and word). A lot of mistakes are necessary for improvement, so you do not have to hesitate.

3, Intermediate Level: See the below “☆Advanced Example Dialogue”. If you use this time Grammar topic **“**Plain Style（Dictionary Form/Taform）　とき**”** **at least once**, you can make your dialogue freely. It is also OK to add more Person A&B part to make longer Dialogue.

4, I will comment and correct your sentences. Although I cannot respond to all (Especially, off topic) because I have limited time, I try to comment. Also, I welcome you to follow Reddit account.

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**②Example Dialogues**

While I referred to “図書館で本を借りるとき、カードが要ります。” on Page 146 in Minna No Nihongo Second Edition Elementary Japanese 1, Translation & Grammar Notes – English, I used same grammar pattern and wrote another sentence by combining other words like below \[\*1\]. To make dialogue structure, based on \[\*1\] sentence, I wrote \[\*2\] Question sentence as Person A’s line. I added “\[ \] My grammar interpretation”.

**“☆Basic Example Dialogue”**

A: レポートを いんさつする とき、 このプリンターを つかいますか。　\[\*2\]

repooto wo insatsu suru toki kono purintaa wo tsukaimasuka

Will you use this printer when you print out your report?

B: はい、レポートを いんさつする とき、このプリンターを つかいます。　\[\*1\]

hai, repooto wo insatsu suru toki kono purintaa wo tukaimasu

Yeah, I will use this printer when I print out it.

\[In the lesson 22, we learned “Relative Clause” to explain a specific noun. This time, we will apply same pattern to explain “ときtime=Noun”. Thus, we can use Plain Style before Noun. いんさつしますbecomes いんさつする＝Plain style present affirmative=Dictionary form. In a video, I will also introduce Taform+とき to indicate past event.\]

**“☆Advanced Example Dialogue”**

A:　買い物する時、普段（ふだん）、どうやって払っていますか。

B: 以前（いぜん）はカードや現金(げんきん)で払っていました。

でも最近（さいきん）は、買い物する時、このアプリで払っていますよ。

ポイントも貯まるし、お金の管理（かんり）も楽なので、便利ですよ。

A:　そうですか。私はまだ、何かを買う時、現金で払っていて、決済（けっさい）アプリを使ったことがないんですよ。　今度、使ってみますね。

If you add \[ \] explanation and English translation, it will be helpful to understand and correct your sentences more accurately.

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**③Reference**

3A Corporation 2012, *Minna No Nihongo Second Edition – Elementary Japanese1 Translation & Grammar Notes – English*, 3A Corporation, Tokyo.

ISBN-10: 4883196046

スリーエーネットワーク（2012）, 「みんなの日本語 初級I 第版 本冊」, スリーエーネットワーク.

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**④Question and Comment**

If you have some questions about topic, ask me on the comment section. Although I cannot respond to all (Especially, off topic) because I have limited time, I try to comment back.

(Educational post, once a week)