almond665 Registered Joined 15 Oct 2014 Messages 3 Reaction score 0 9 Nov 2014 #1 I am confused by the use of these two words - I learnt that they both mean "about", "around", etc. Can someone explain in what situation is one of them used, but not the other?
I am confused by the use of these two words - I learnt that they both mean "about", "around", etc. Can someone explain in what situation is one of them used, but not the other?
Toritoribe 松葉解禁 Moderator Fifteen-year veteran Joined 22 Feb 2008 Messages 18,266 Reaction score 4,926 9 Nov 2014 #2 ころ/ごろ is used only for temporal words, whereas くらい/ぐらい can be used also for length, size, volume, degree, etc. 頃を英語で訳す - goo辞書 英和和英 http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/je2/20289/m0u/くらい/
ころ/ごろ is used only for temporal words, whereas くらい/ぐらい can be used also for length, size, volume, degree, etc. 頃を英語で訳す - goo辞書 英和和英 http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/je2/20289/m0u/くらい/