たいてい

adverb

usually, mostly

1. usually, mostly, generally

In most cases or instances; describing what normally happens or is true.

たいてい七時(しちじ)に起(お)きます。

I usually wake up at seven o'clock.

週末(しゅうまつ)はたいてい家(いえ)にいます。

I'm usually at home on weekends.

この店(みせ)はたいてい混(こ)んでいます。

This shop is usually crowded.

朝(あさ)ごはんはたいていパンと卵(たまご)を食(た)べて、コーヒーを飲(の)みます。

For breakfast, I usually eat bread and eggs and drink coffee.

彼(かれ)はたいていの問題(もんだい)は自分(じぶん)で解決(かいけつ)できるが、今回(こんかい)は助(たす)けが必要(ひつよう)だった。

He can usually solve most problems himself, but this time he needed help.

たいていの + noun = most/majority of

たいてい means "usually" or "in most cases," implying a high frequency with room for exceptions. Can be written as 大抵(たいてい) in kanji, but hiragana is far more common.

USAGE PATTERNS:

As an adverb: たいてい + verb (usually does something)
As a pre-noun modifier: たいていの + noun (most/the majority of)

SIMILAR WORDS:

いつも: always (stronger — implies no exceptions)
たいてい: usually (most of the time, but exceptions exist)
普通(ふつう): usually/normally (focuses on what is standard or typical)
大体(だいたい): roughly, mostly (more approximate; also used for estimates)

POSITION:
Typically placed before the verb phrase: 朝(あさ)はたいてい七時(しちじ)に起(お)きる。Sentence-initial position is also natural.

core

Added 2026.1.7 21:47 · Revised 2026.3.5 22:53

01000/01129_taitei