Frequency / Repetition
How often does it happen?
Значение
How many times or how regularly an event happens: once, often, always, never, repeatedly, usually, sometimes.
Как распознать
Find words that say how often something happens.
Примеры
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
Разбор по языкам
В вашем языке
Frequency is usually expressed with adverbs and supported by aspect choice.
Я часто читаю.
I often read.
В изучаемом языке
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.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.