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Use of に following ~の時 - scarby dancer - 2014-08-26
Are there any rules governing whether or not to use に following a 「~の時」 phrase?
I've just come across 2 sentences in the same practice exercise in Genki 2 that look really similar to me, but only the first one includes に.
１．子供の時に何ができましたか。
２．子供の時、何がしてみたかたですか。
(I see there's a comma in the second sentence, but I thought the use of commas in a simple sentence like this was somewhat subjective?)
I find myself wanting to say things in beginner conversation practice like, "When I lived in Sydney...", "When I was at Uni...", "When I went to Japan..." and I'm never sure whether to use に。
Use of に following ~の時 - tashippy - 2014-08-26
I think you can use either, adding a に might buy you more time when speaking, but the comma is there in the other instance, either way, this is the pause when you get backchanneling in a conversation.