Frequency / Repetition
How often does it happen?
Betekenis
How many times or how regularly an event happens: once, often, always, never, repeatedly, usually, sometimes.
Zo herken je het
Find words that say how often something happens.
Voorbeelden
always|often|sometimes|never|twice
every day|three times a week|again and again
He usually drinks coffee in the morning.
Visual guide
Event marks on time: |--x--|--x--|--x--| x = it happens How often? often / never / twice He usually drinks coffee.
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
Taaloverzicht
In je moedertaal
Repetition is usually lexical, with weer, opnieuw, nog eens or verb prefixes.
Hij leest het boek opnieuw.
He reads the book anew.
In de taal die je leert
English uses frequency adverbs and time phrases to show habits and repetition.
I often drink coffee.
often = repeated frequency
Learners may place frequency adverbs in unnatural positions, such as 'I drink often coffee'.
Good transfer potential
This block behaves relatively similarly, so you can transfer intuition more safely between the two languages.