B04
core
Context
Time
Frequency / Repetition
How often does it happen?
basic
Frequency adverbial
Habitual aspect
意味
How many times or how regularly an event happens: once, often, always, never, repeatedly, usually, sometimes.
見分け方
Find words that say how often something happens.
例
単語
always|often|sometimes|never|twice
フレーズ
every day|three times a week|again and again
文
He usually drinks coffee in the morning.
Visual guide
Basic shape
Event marks on time: |--x--|--x--|--x--| x = it happens How often? often / never / twice He usually drinks coffee.
Compare shape
Frequency vs habitual: Frequency: how many times? once, twice, every day Habitual: regular pattern He usually drinks coffee. Forms: adverb, reduplication, particle, special verb form
言語別ビュー
母語の仕組み
日本語
表れ方
strong
重要度
Frequency is usually expressed with adverbs such as よく, いつも, ときどき.
彼はよく朝コーヒーを飲む。
He often drinks coffee in the morning.
学習言語では
英語
表れ方
strong
難易度
English uses frequency adverbs and time phrases to show habits and repetition.
I often drink coffee.
often = repeated frequency
よくあるつまずき
Learners may place frequency adverbs in unnatural positions, such as 'I drink often coffee'.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.