Grammar Info

N3 Lesson 8: 9/22

度(たび)に

Each time, Every time, Whenever

たびに is often pronounced as たんびに in casual conversation.

Structure

Verb［る］+ たびに
Noun + の + たびに

Details

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About たびに

度(たび)に is the adverbial form of the noun 度(たび), meaning 'time' (as in 'at the time of'). たびに is frequently paired with either verbs, or nouns, in order to show that something happens 'whenever (A)', or 'each time (A)'.
After nouns, the case marking particle の will be required before たびに.
  • タナカ君(くん)と飲(の)みに行(い)くたびに、二日(ふつか)酔(よ)いになる。
    Every time I go out to drink with Tanaka-kun, I get a hangover.
  • 牛乳(ぎゅうにゅう)を飲(の)むたびにお腹(なか)が痛(いた)くなる。
    Every time I drink milk, I get a stomach ache.
  • 私(わたし)は休(やす)みのたびにハワイへ行(い)きます。
    Whenever I have a holiday, I go to Hawaii.
  • 彼(かれ)は洗(あら)い物(もの)のたびに指(ゆび)を切(き)る。
    Every time he does the dishes, he cuts his finger.
Fun Fact
Like ごとに, たびに means 'every'. However, たびに is most often used to convey the nuance of するごとに 'every time doing'. Due to this, たびに will almost always be used to highlight some kind of action or event, rather than random amounts of time.
  • 仕事(しごと)を休(やす)むたびに、雨(あめ)が降(ふ)って予定(よてい)が台無(だいな)しになる。
    Every time I take a day off, it rains and messes up my plans.
  • 2週間(しゅうかん)たびに、実家(じっか)に帰(かえ)る。
    Every two weeks, I go to my parents house.

Examples

  • この映画(えいが)を見(み)るたびに、泣(な)いてしまう。

    Every time I watch this movie, I cry.

  • 旅行(りょこう)のたびに、いい思(おも)い出(で)を作(つく)ろう。

    Let's make good memories each time we take a trip.

  • 買(か)い物(もの)へ行(い)くたびに、いらないものを買(か)っちゃう。

    Whenever I go shopping I buy things I don't need.

  • 何(なに)かが起(お)こるたびに呼(よ)び出(だ)されて大変(たいへん)です。

    I am called in every time something happens, and it is driving me nuts.

  • 検査(けんさ)のたびに何(なに)か病気(びょうき)が見(み)つかるのは年(とし)のせいかな。

    Every time I get a medical check up, some kind of illness is discovered. I wonder if it has to do with my age.

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たびに – Grammar Discussion

Most Recent Replies (5 in total)

  • s1212z

    s1212z

    About 4 years ago

    Yeah, that makes sense now, thank you!

  • snowypine

    snowypine

    About 4 years ago

    Sorry if this is the wrong place to post resources, but 日本語の森 has a video on this grammar point. I noticed it wasn’t listed as a reading.

  • mrnoone

    mrnoone

    About 4 years ago

    Hey

    I have added the video to the reading section!

    Thanks for the suggestion!

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