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from Dutch 'Always' to 'Never' and many Words in-between
Van 'altijd' naar 'nooit' en veel van de woorden daartussenin

Hoe vaak? click to hear 2 How often?
(de) frequentie click to hear 2 3 frequency

time ('repeating event')
// times (multiplication)

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[(de)] keer click to hear
‑>>

hoeveel keer? click to hear 2 3 4 how many times?
één keer click to hear one time, once
twee keer click to hear 2 two times, twice
elke keer click to hear 2 every time
één keer per dag click to hear 'one time a day, once daily' ‑>> verschillende keren click to hear 2 3 4 several times, "at different times"

'n keer click to hear 2 3 'sometime' - at some unspecified or unknown time Dat gaat 'n keer mis click to hear 2 3 That [goes] will go wrong sometime 'n enkele keer click to hear 2 3 4 ['a single time'] - rarely, very occasionally

Dutch also uses 'keer' click to hear in simple multiplication, where English says 'times' ‑>>
2x3=6 (twee keer drie is zes) click to hear two times three equals six

 always - altijd 
 always - steeds 
 usually - meestal 
 often - vaak 
 sometimes - soms 
 sometime, ever - wel eens 
 ever, someday - ooit 
 seldom, rarely - zelden 
 one time - één keer 
 once - eens 
 never - nooit 
 no more, not anymore - niet meer 

always  -   altijd click to hear ‑>>

all of the time, every time, at all times
Vers brood is altijd lekker click to hear 2 Fresh bread is always [tasty] good Ik krijg wel eens honger op straat, maar ik eet altijd thuis click to hear 2 Sometimes I get hungry on the street, but I always eat at home Er is altijd wel iets click to hear There's always something (wrong, bad) Ik moet me altijd ergens aan vasthouden click to hear 2 3 4 I need to hold on to something (a fixed point) at all times bijna altijd click to hear almost always, almost every time

always (2)  -   steeds click to hear 2 ‑>>

continually, constantly, all the time, every time
steeds hetzelfde click to hear 2 3 always the same 't Werd steeds later click to hear 2 3 It kept getting later 't Gaat steeds mis click to hear 2 It goes wrong every time nog steeds click to hear 2 3 still (with a sense of 'long after' or 'for a long time,' or 'after all these years')

voortdurend click to hear 2 ongoing, continuing
eindeloos click to hear 2 endless, without end ‑>>
onophoudelijk click to hear 2 incessantly, ceaselessly ‑>>

usually   -   meestal click to hear 2

most of the time
't Is meestal bewolkt in Nederland click to hear 2 It's usually overcast in Holland Ik ga meestal om half elf naar bed click to hear 2 I usually go to bed at 10:30 De trein is meestal op tijd click to hear 2 The train is usually on time

often  -   vaak click to hear 2 ‑>>

Ik denk vaak aan je click to hear I often think of you Ik heb vaak hoofdpijn click to hear I often have [a headache] headaches Ik heb je er al vaak op gewezen click to hear 2 3 4 I've pointed it out to you [often] many times heel vaak click to hear very often
niet zo vaak click to hear 2 3 not that often

geregeld click to hear 2 3 regular, steady, well-ordered
regelmatig click to hear (regelmatige click to hear) regular, frequent

sometimes  -   soms click to hear ‑>>

occasionally, rather than all of the time
Er is soms een tekort aan tomaten click to hear Sometimes there is a shortage of tomatoes Ik koop soms dingen die ik niet nodig heb click to hear 2 Sometimes I buy things I don't need Kleine oorzaken hebben soms grote gevolgen click to hear 2 3 [Small causes sometimes have big effects] - Small things can have large results, minor causes may have major consequences

sometime, ever  -   wel eens click to hear 2 ‑>>

occasionally, sometimes, at some unspecified or unknown time, once in a while, once or twice, now and again
Ik vraag me wel eens af ... click to hear 2 Sometimes I wonder ... Ik heb wel eens gelezen dat ... click to hear 2 I have read [sometime somewhere] that ... Ben je wel eens in Denemarken geweest? click to hear Have you ever been to Denmark? Er gaat er wel eens een de mist in click to hear 2 Occasionally something (a part of a performance) [disppears into the mist] fails Ik zou wel eens willen weten ... click to hear 2 I really would like to know ... Dat heb ik ook wel eens click to hear 2 That occasionally happens to me too Zoals ik je misschien wel eens verteld heb click to hear 2 3 As I may have told you (before)

ever, someday  -   ooit click to hear 2 ‑>>

at some unspecified or unknown time
Als je ooit deze kant op komt ... click to hear If you ever come this way ... (an invitation to visit) Ben je ooit in Memphis geweest? click to hear Have you ever been [in] to Memphis? Heb je Kees ooit ontmoet? click to hear Have (did) you ever met Kees? 't Kan ooit nog van pas komen click to hear 2 3 It might come in useful someday (the hoarder's problem) Ooit zullen we de Zuiderzee bedwingen en het land weer droogleggen click to hear Someday we'll [subdue] overcome the Zuyder Zee and reclaim the land

occasionally  -   af en toe click to hear 2 ‑>>

from time to time
Je moet er af en toe in roeren click to hear 2 3 4 You need to stir [in] it occasionally, from time to time zo nu en dan click to hear 2 3 occasionally, from time to time

seldom, rarely  -   zelden click to hear

Prijzen gaan zelden omlaag click to hear Prices [seldom] rarely go down Haastige spoed is zelden goed click to hear slow ["Hasty speed is seldom good"] - 'Hurry is rarely useful' hoogst zelden click to hear 2 very seldom, almost never

one time  -   één keer click to hear ‑>>

more 'keer' above
één keer per dag click to hear 'one time a day, once daily' ‑>> één keer maar click to hear 2 3 / maar één keer click to hear 2 3 just one time, one time only nog één keer click to hear 2 3 just one more time

once, one time only // someday  -   eens (ééns) click to hear ‑>>
once, sometime  -   eens ('ns) click to hear 2 ‑>>

't Gebeurt maar eens in je leven click to hear 2 It happens just once in your lifetime Eens maar nooit weer click to hear 2 3 4 Once, but never again (an experience not to be repeated) Niet voor herhaling vatbaar click to hear 2 3 [After a disappointment: 'not to be repeated'] - 'Let's not do (or have) that again' Eens zul je begrijpen ... click to hear 2 Someday you'll understand ..., There'll come a day that you'll understand ... Er was eens ... click to hear 2 3 / Er was er eens ... click to hear 2 Once upon a time there was ...

never  -   nooit click to hear ‑>>

Ik kom er nooit meer click to hear 2 3 4 I never [come] go there anymore Ik verveel me nooit click to hear 2 I'm never bored 't Is nooit genoeg click to hear 2 It's never enough, there is never enough Zeg nooit nooit click to hear 2 3 Never say never bijna nooit click to hear 2 almost never

'no more, not anymore'  -   niet meer click to hear 2 3 ‑>>

no longer, not any longer, not again
niet meer belangrijk click to hear 2 not important anymore, no longer important, 'moot' 't Zal niet meer gebeuren click to hear 2 3 4 It will not happen again (promising better behavior) Ik kan 't niet meer click to hear 2 3 I can't do it anymore, I am no longer able to do it

More Dutch 'Time'
Lesson 6 - mobile
When? - How Long?
Talking about Time
Large Dutch Time 'Thesaurus'

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