Expressing “when” with “khi”

In Vietnamese, we use khi to express “when”.

Structure

Place khi before the subject or, if the subject is implied or empty, a verb to express “when”.

khi (+ subj.) + verb

An alternative to khi is lúc, which is slightly less preferred in written Vietnamese than khi (but, apart from this, lúc has its own usage).

lúc (+ subj.) + verb

Examples


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