Grammar Info

N3 Lesson 8: 9/23

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

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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.

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.

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Examples

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    君(きみ)は会(あ)う度(たび)に大人(おとな)になってゆく。

    Every time I see you, I see how much you have matured.

    この映画(えいが)を見(み)る度(たび)に、泣(な)いてしまう。

    Every time I watch this movie, I cry.

    旅行(りょこう)の度(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.

    冬(ふゆ)の間(あいだ)は、休(やす)みの度(たび)にスキーに行(い)っています。

    I go skiing every holiday in winter.

    買(か)い物(もの)へ行(い)く度(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.

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      たびに – Grammar Discussion

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      • mrnoone

        mrnoone

        English translation:
        each time
        every time
        whenever

        Structure:
        Noun + の + たびに
        Verb[る] + たびに

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      • s1212z

        s1212z

        Is 毎回 ok as a substitute here? If so, do you mind adding and/or not marking it incorrect? Thx!

      • Pushindawood

        Pushindawood

        @s1212z Hey! 毎回 cannot follow the verb that it is modifying (泣く毎回), it can only precede it (毎回泣く), whereas たびに directly follows a verb (or noun with の). That being said, I have updated the review questions for this grammar point to throw this hint/warning when trying まいかい. Cheers!

        Edit: 毎回 also often sounds odd directly following nouns (旅行毎回). It is more common to use it before the noun (毎回旅行(にいく時).

      • s1212z

        s1212z

        Yeah, that makes sense now, thank you!

      • snowypine

        snowypine

        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

        Hey

        I have added the video to the reading section!

        Thanks for the suggestion!

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