
GRAMMAR
ごろ
around (time)
Explanation
NOTE
ごろ means around (a specific time). Attach it directly after a time noun to express an approximate point in time.
NOTE
Do not confuse ごろ with ぐらい. ごろ is for a point in time (around 3 o'clock), while ぐらい is for a duration (about 3 hours).
STRUCTURE
N辞
ごろ七時ごろ起きる。
Shichi-ji goro okiru.
I wake up around seven o'clock.
昼ごろ友達に会う。
Hiru goro tomodachi ni au.
I will meet a friend around noon.
十二月ごろ雪が降る。
Jūni-gatsu goro yuki ga furu.
It snows around December.
Practice exercises
1
会議は三時ごろ終わります。
The meeting will end around 3 o'clock.
Answer
ごろ
2
八時ごろ家に帰る。
I go home around 8 o'clock.
Answer
ごろ
3
三月ごろ桜が咲く。
Cherry blossoms bloom around March.
Answer
ごろ
4
昼の十二時ごろ昼ごはんを食べる。
I eat lunch around noon.
Answer
ごろ
5
会議は三時ごろ終わります。
The meeting will end around 3 o'clock.
Answer
ごろ
6
三時ごろ学校に着く。
I arrive at school around three o'clock.
Answer
ごろ
7
十二月ごろ雪が降り始める。
It starts to snow around December.
Answer
ごろ
8
来年の春ごろプロジェクトが完成する予定だ。
The project is scheduled to be completed around next spring.
Answer
ごろ
9
江戸時代ごろ、この地域に城下町が発展した。
Around the Edo period, a castle town developed in this region.
Answer
ごろ