いつも

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See also: いづも

Japanese

Alternative spelling
何時も

Etymology

From いつ (itsu, “when”) +‎ も (mo, “even, also”).

Pronunciation

Adverb

いつも • (itsumo) 

  1. always, invariably, all the time
  2. usually
  3. (with a negative verb) never

Usage notes

If this term is part of a comparison phrase such as いつもは (itsumo wa), いつも通り (itsumodōri), or いつもより (itsumo yori), it means “usually” instead of “always”.

This term is sometimes spelled in romaji as two separate words: itsu mo. However, it is idiomatically a single word like the English word whenever.

Noun

いつも • (itsumo) 

  1. the usual, ordinary
    いつもの昼(ちゅう)食(しょく)を食(た)べた。
    Itsumo no chūshoku o tabeta.
    He ate his usual (for) lunch.
    これは例(れい)外(がい)で、いつもとは違(ちが)います。
    Kore wa reigai de, itsumo to wa chigaimasu.
    This is an exception, and is different from the usual.

See also

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
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