Frequency / Repetition
How often does it happen?
Ý nghĩa
How many times or how regularly an event happens: once, often, always, never, repeatedly, usually, sometimes.
Cách nhận biết
Find words that say how often something happens.
Ví dụ
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
Góc nhìn theo ngôn ngữ
Trong ngôn ngữ của Bạn
Frequency is lexical, using thường, luôn, thỉnh thoảng, mỗi ngày and similar expressions.
Chúng tôi thường ăn ở đây.
we often eat here
Trong ngôn ngữ đang học
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.