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偶

たま

occasionally, once in a while, rarely

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Examples

  1. 偶に映画を見に行きます。

    たまにえいがをみにいきます。

    I go to see a film once in a while.

  2. 偶には外で食事をしよう。

    たまにはそとでしょくじをしよう。

    Let's eat out for a change once in a while.

  3. 彼とは偶に会うだけです。

    かれとはたまにあうだけです。

    I only meet him occasionally.

Common patterns

偶に
occasionally
偶には
once in a while (for a change)
偶にしか来ない
comes only rarely

Memory tip

Almost always written たまに in kana and used with に. Do not confuse it with 偶然 (ぐうぜん, "by chance"), which uses the same kanji with its on-reading.

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