~たびに
〜tabi ni
JLPT N3 Neutral
Formation
Verb-dictionary form + たびに, Noun + のたびに
Express 'every time' or 'whenever'.
When to use
The everyday "every time/whenever".
Explanation
The ~たびに grammar point is used to express that an action or event occurs every time or whenever something else happens. It can be translated as 'every time', 'whenever', or 'each time' in English. Typically, you attach たびに to a verb in its dictionary form, or to a noun plus の.
Example sentences
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Every time I meet her, my heart leaps.
Kanojo ni au tabi ni, kokoro ga hazumu.
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Whenever it rains, nostalgic memories come back.
Ame ga furu tabi ni, natsukashii omoide ga yomigaeru.
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Every time I listen to this song, I feel happy.
Kono uta wo kiku tabi ni, shiawase na kibun ni naru.
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Every time I return home, the cat greets me.
Ie ni kaeru tabi ni, neko ga demukaete kureru.
Whenever (Every Time)
Corpus examples (60)
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Whenever they meet, they quarrel.
あの人たち会うたびに喧嘩してるけど「喧嘩するほど仲がいい」って言うし、結局仲がいいんだよね。
Whenever I meet them they're always fighting, but people say "The more they fight, the closer they are." So I guess you could say they're close.
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Whenever she comes, she brings us presents.
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Every time I attempt to teach myself C++, I get stuck on pointers.
意識していようがいまいが、私たちが読書のたびに行うことが一つある、それは私たちがその作者の個性に接触することである。
There is one thing which we do every time we read, whether we are aware of it or not; we come in contact with the personality of the writer.
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Taking notes at each meeting is one of the official duties.
1つの種が絶滅するたびに、我々は自然界の一部を永久に失うことになる。
Every time a species dies out, we lose forever a part of our natural world.
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Every time you read a book, you will be the better for it.
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The dog hid under the bed whenever lightning flashed.
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The dog hid under the bed whenever lightning flashed.
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The roof leaks every time it rains.
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I cry every time I watch this movie.
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She breaks something every time she cleans the room.
彼女は、アレックスが何か言うたびに木の実を与えるのではなく、彼が特に「木の実」といったときにのみ与えたのである。
Instead of giving Alex a nut each time he said something, she'd only give it when he specifically said "nut."
私はメアリーに会うたびに、彼女から何か新しくて重要なことを学ぶ。
Each time I see Mary, I learn something new and important from her.
何か新しい考えを思いつくたびに、彼は前後の見境もなくそれを実行する傾向がある。
He's given to going overboard every time he gets a new idea.
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Every time I read this book, I find something new.
グーグルで何かを検索するたびに、探してもいない結果が見つかるのが好き。
Whenever Googling, I always love finding what I am not looking for.
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Tom used to come to Boston every summer.
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Whenever I go to a Japanese restaurant, I take the disposable chopsticks home with me.
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Whenever he comes up to Tokyo, he stays at our house.
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Whenever he comes up to Tokyo, he stays with us.
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Every time I went to his house, he was not at home.
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Every time I go to his house, he is out.
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I can not hear that song without thinking of my high school days.