時々(ときどき)

ときどき

adverb

sometimes

1. sometimes

On some occasions; now and then.

時々(ときどき)映画(えいが)を見(み)ます。

I sometimes watch movies.

時々(ときどき)日本(にほん)に行(い)きます。

I go to Japan sometimes.

時々(ときどき)雨(あめ)が降(ふ)ります。

It rains sometimes.

時々(ときどき)友達(ともだち)と食事(しょくじ)に行(い)きます。

I sometimes go out to eat with friends.

時々(ときどき)昔(むかし)のことを思(おも)い出(だ)します。子供(こども)の頃(ころ)は楽(たの)しかったです。

I sometimes remember the old days. My childhood was fun.

時々(ときどき) means "sometimes" or "from time to time," indicating irregular or occasional occurrence.

FREQUENCY SPECTRUM:

いつも: always (100%)
よく: often (70-80%)
時々(ときどき): sometimes (30-50%)
たまに: occasionally (10-20%)
あまり...ない: rarely (5-10%)
全然(ぜんぜん)...ない: never (0%)

POSITION IN SENTENCE:
Typically placed before the verb or at the beginning of a sentence.

USAGE NOTES:
時々(ときどき) suggests more regularity than たまに. Use 時々(ときどき) for things that happen with some predictability, and たまに for truly rare occurrences.

時々(ときどき)

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