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-(으)ㄹ 때: When (-(으)ㄹ 때)

Stem + (으)ㄹ 때 = "when / while …". ㄹ 때 after a vowel, 을 때 after a consonant, just 때 after a ㄹ stem. For something already finished use -았/었을 때. A noun takes 때 directly: 방학 때 (점심때 is one word).