たびに

expression

every time; whenever; each time

1. every time; whenever; each time that

Used after a verb in dictionary form or a noun to indicate that something happens on every occasion of the stated action or event.

会(あ)うたびに太(ふと)る。

Every time I see him, he's gotten fatter.

この曲(きょく)を聞(き)くたびに泣(な)きそうになる。

Every time I hear this song, I feel like crying.

旅行(りょこう)に行(い)くたびに新(あたら)しい発見(はっけん)がある。

Every time I go on a trip, there's a new discovery.

母(はは)は電話(でんわ)をかけるたびに「体(からだ)に気(き)をつけて」と言(い)う。

My mother says 'take care of yourself' every time she calls.

A common grammatical pattern meaning 'every time' or 'whenever.' It attaches to the dictionary form of a verb (Vるたびに) or to a noun (Nのたびに). It emphasizes that the result consistently occurs on each occasion.

Common patterns

Verb dictionary form + たびに: 見(み)るたびに (every time I see)
Noun + のたびに: 旅行(りょこう)のたびに (every time on a trip)

Common collocations

会(あ)うたびに: every time we meet
来(く)るたびに: every time (someone) comes
思(おも)い出(だ)すたびに: every time I remember
見(み)るたびに: every time I see

Similar words

ごとに: every; each — emphasizes regularity or intervals, while たびに emphasizes each occasion of an action
度(つど)に: each time — more literary and formal than たびに

Related Words

Compare: ごとに (every)

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Added 2026.4.6 0:13 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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