間々
まま
occasionally; now and then; not infrequently
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Examples
そういう間違いは間々ある。
そういうまちがいはままある。
That sort of mistake does happen now and then.
電車が遅れることも間々ございます。
でんしゃがおくれることもままございます。
Trains are occasionally delayed.
経験者でも間々失敗する。
けいけんしゃでもまましっぱいする。
Even experienced people slip up from time to time.
Common patterns
- 間々ある
- it does happen now and then
- 間々見られる
- is occasionally seen
- 間々起こる
- occurs from time to time
Memory tip
Almost always the fixed adverbial phrase ままある, written in kana. Keep it apart from the much commoner まま (儘) of 昔のまま 'just as it was': that one follows a noun or verb, while 間々 stands as an adverb before the verb.
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