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 taal
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
Frequency is mainly expressed with adverbs such as sempre, nunca, muitas vezes, às vezes, and geralmente.
Ele sempre toma café de manhã.
He always drinks coffee in the morning.
Learners may place adverbs awkwardly or miss double-negative patterns with nunca.
Good transfer potential
This block behaves relatively similarly, so you can transfer intuition more safely between the two languages.