際(に) (ni)

at the time of, on the occasion of (formal usage)

Meaning & usage

際(に)means 'when' or 'on the occasion of' and is used in formal, written, or official contexts. It attaches to plain-form verbs or to nouns with の, as in 出火の際. It can also appear as この際 to mean 'at this point, once and for all'.

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