時々

tokidoki

sometimes

時々、雨が降ります。

Sometimes, it rains.

informal

Occasionally; from time to time; not frequently but regularly.

時々、友達と映画を見に行きます。

I sometimes go to the movies with friends.

彼は時々、私の家に遊びに来ます。

He sometimes comes over to my house to play.

A common adverb used to describe events that happen irregularly but not rarely.

Collocations

時々sometimes時々あるsometimes happens時々思うsometimes think

sometimes happens

sometimes think

時々 is often used at the beginning or middle of a sentence to describe occasional events.

時々 implies a moderate frequency—more often than 'まれに' (rarely) but less often than 'よく' (often).

Composed of '時' (time) and '々' (repetition marker), indicating something that happens at irregular intervals.

Often used to describe events that occur sporadically but are not rare. Can be used in both formal and informal contexts.

時

time

root

々

repetition marker

suffix

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