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About 再び
再び is an adverb that means 'to repeat'. It is regularly translated as 'again', 'once more', or 'a second time'. Usually, 再び will appear at the beginning of a sentence, before some sort of request or statement will be made about what needs to be repeated.
- 彼は刑務所から出て、再び犯罪を犯した。After he left prison, he committed a crime once more.
- 再びふるさとに戻りたいです。I want to go back to my home town again.
Caution
Unlike また, which is frequently used to express 'again', 再び is quite formal, and will be seen far more often in books/articles, than it will be spoken.- また来週会いましょう。 (Natural)Let's meet again next week.
- 再び来週会いましょう。 (Unnatural)Let's meet once more next week.
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一度コーヒーを取りに行って、ふたたび読書に取り掛かった。
I got up once to grab some coffee, and then set about reading again.
ふたたび訪れた土地で、懐かしい出会いがあった。
Visiting the land once more brought about a nostalgic encounter.
彼はふたたび紙飛行機を飛ばした。
He threw a paper airplane a second time.
ふたたび罪を犯さないようにして、真面目に生きてください。
Please live a serious life, make sure to not commit crime again.
不祥事で辞職したから、ふたたび選挙だ。
He resigned over the scandal, so we will hold an election once more.
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再び – Grammar Discussion
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Johnathan-Weir
When it says “more formal” that seems mean only really used in written works. Based on Google results anyways.
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