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I'm a bit confused in the usage as "possession" of time.

I know 時間 is time and 時 would be more like when, but... Some thing's time
would be Jikan or toki? If it was someone, would it still be the same? For
example, bike's time could be バイクの時? As if, "when I'm on the bike"? And,
Anna's time would still be アンナの時？As if, "when I'm with Anna"? Or would that be
wrong?
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"Possession" of time: 時間 or 時?
Aside from the fact that "bike's time" and "Anna's time" don't make even sense
in English (except for a _very_ small set of contexts), I can't think of many
scenarios where you'd use "possessive" time except for the following. And
generally `時間` refers to the amount of time or the specific time of something,
so it wouldn't always be interchangeable with `とき` without a slight change in
meaning.

  * Representing an "era" or (subjectively) long period of time with `とき`

>     * 子供のとき → When I was a child
>     * 留学のとき → When I studied abroad
>     * 留学の時間 → The amount of time I studied abroad

  * When using a noun from which a similar/exact verb could reasonably be inferred, meaning "It's time to 〜", "〜 time", or "when (I) 〜"

>     * ダンスのとき・時間だ！ ←→ ダンスする／踊るとき・時間だ！ ←→ It's time to dance! / It's dance
> time!
>     * ○ 食事のとき ←→ 食事をする／食べるとき ←→ When eating
>     * ○ 散歩のとき ←→ 散歩する／歩くとき ←→ When I (take a) walk
>     * ? バイクのとき → Doesn't make sense because バイクする isn't a verb, and it can't
> be reasonably inferred what's happening with the バイク; are you riding it?
> Fixing it? Buying it? In such case, you need to specify unless context or
> familiarity with the listeners would already afford that knowledge (which is
> to say probably not often)  
>
>       * ○ バイクに乗るとき → When I ride my motorcycle  
>
>       * ○ バイクの修理をするとき → When I'm repairing my motorcycle
>     * × アンナのとき → Doesn't make sense at all. Again there is no default verb
> one could infer from アンナ, so you have to specify what you mean
>       * ○ アンナといっしょにいるとき → When I'm with Anna

The only time I could see "bike's time" making sense is if you meant something
like "the time displayed on the motorcycle's dashboard clock", in which case
you'd be better off saying something like `バイクの内蔵時計の表示する時刻`. Similarly, I can
only see "Anna's time" making sense in the context of some kind of race, and
you're referring specifically to the time it took her to finish (`アンアの完了の時間`).
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