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文法 · JLPT N3 grammar
〜おきに
oki ni · every other ~, at intervals of ~
〜おきに gives an interval: 一日おきに, every other day; 五分おきに, every five minutes.
How to form it
| Number + counter + おきに | 二日おきに |
How it is used
With days and counted things it skips: 一日おき means every other day (one day in between).
With small time units the gap and the cycle are the same: 十分おきにバスが来る, a bus every ten minutes. 〜ごとに means every.
Examples
Tap a kanji for its reading.
- バスは十分おきに来ます。The bus comes every ten minutes.
- 一日おきにジョギングをしています。I go jogging every other day.
- 一行おきに書いてください。Please write on every other line.
- この薬は六時間おきに飲んでください。Take this medicine every six hours.
Practice: 2 JLPT questions using 〜おきに
男の 人は どの バスに のりますか。
M: Excuse me, I'd like to go to the art museum.
W: The number 3 bus is convenient. But at this time of day it's only one an hour.
M: I see. Anything else?
W: You can get there on the number 5 too. You walk a little, but it comes every ten minutes.
M: Then I'll take that one.
Q: Which bus does the man take? — The number 5 bus.
この バスは 平日の 朝、なんぷんごとに きますか。
How often does the bus come on weekday mornings? → Every 10 minutes.