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JLPT N3Written, formal

において・におけるin; at; in the field of

A written way to say where, when or in what field something happens or holds true. In conversation the same thing is plain で, or に for a time.

How to form it

Noun + において / Noun + における + noun

To describe a noun it becomes における. は and も can follow: においては, においても.

Before it
A place, an occasion, a period or a field: 東とう京きょう, 式しき典てん, 江え戸ど時じ代だい, 教きょう育いく.
After it
What takes place or holds true there.
Where you'll meet it
News, textbooks, academic writing, laws, official notices, ceremony speeches.
In conversation
で for a place or a field, に or には for a time. Before a noun, での or just の.

In use

What people say instead

Sounds odd: 昨日きのう、駅えき前まえのカフェにおいて友ともだちと会あった。

I met a friend at the café by the station yesterday.

Far too official for your own day. It is カフェで会あった.

Close neighbours

でN5

The everyday word for where something takes place.

にてN2

A shorter written で for a venue, on invitations, notices and business emails.

Check yourself

1You are telling a friend about lunch. Which sounds natural?

Choose an answer to see why.

2Which one works as the title of a report?

Choose an answer to see why.

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