Structure
Verb + ごとに
Noun + ごとに
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About ごとに
- 私は彼に会うごとに、「何を食べたい?」と聞かれます。Everytime I see him, he asks me 'What do you want to eat?'
- 私は3時間ごとにお菓子を食べます。I eat snacks every 3 hours.
- 私は一週間ごとに実家に帰ります。I go to my parents' home every week. (Every single one)
- 私は一週間おきに実家に帰り ます。I go to my parents' home every other week. (Every single interval of one)
(A) ごとに = Every (A)
(A) おきに = Every spaced repetition of (A)
Synonyms
に (Frequency)
Times (In each time period), Every, Frequency of
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まい~のように
Almost every ~, Nearly every ~, On a ~ basis
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たびに
Each time, Every time, Whenever
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おきに
Repeated at intervals, Every other, Every, At intervals of
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につけ
Whenever, Every time something happens
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Examples
彼女は運転中、赤信号ごとに、携帯を見る。
She looks at her phone at every red light while driving.
出かけるごとに忘れ物をする。
Every time I go out I forget something.
夏ごとにアメリカに帰ります。
Every summer I go back to America.
生徒ごとに紙を渡した。
I gave a paper to every student. (Each)
二日ごとに友達とサッカーをする。
I play soccer with my friend every two days.
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[DBJG] A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar
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ごとに – Grammar Discussion
Most Recent Replies (7 in total)
Glaciem52
About 1 year ago
I don’t understand the diference in use of に and ごとに. Sometimes i write に im suppose to write ごとに and i dont understand why.
wmwmw
About 10 months ago
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bokudake
About 2 months ago
Same, I was asked to expand my answer on a review, but forgot about the existence of ごとに.
Still, i don’t know what the difference is between these two grammar points.
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