sometimes

sometimes
おうおう 往往
ときおり 時折
ときどき 時時
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/sʌ́mtàimz/ 〔「起る頻度が半分ぐらいで, 特に多くも少なくもない」が本義〕
〖副〗(φ比較)ときどき(…する), 時には(…のことがある)《◆(1) occasionallyより頻度は高く, often, frequentlyより低い( ⇒ always ). (2) 通例進行形の構文では用いない. (3) very, onlyで修飾できない》

The door is ~ open. そのドアは開いていることがある

I have ~ seen him dancing with her. 彼が彼女とダンスをしているところをときどき見たことがある

She ~ walked and ~ [at other times] took a bus. 彼女は時には歩き, 時にはバスに乗った《◆occasionallyにはこの用法がない》

A dog is ~ a dangerous animal. 犬は時には危険な動物である(=Some dogs are … ).

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◇[語法]
(1) 文頭・文中・文尾に自由に用いる: S~ he goes there. =He ~ goes there. =He goes there ~. ときどき彼はそこへ行く.
(2) 否定文では文頭・文尾にも用いるが通例否定語の前に置き, 直後にはこない: Mexico ~ isn't [is not] cold in winter. =Mexico is ~ not cold in winter. メキシコは冬でも寒くない時がある/She ~ cannot go there. 彼女はそこへ行けないことがある.
(3) 疑問文ではsometimesは肯定的意味をもつ. 中立的意味にはeverを用いる(cf. ⇒ some , ⇒ any ): “Do you ~ go there?” “Yes, I do. ”「そこへ行くことはおありでしょう」「はい, あります」《◆この場合, 質問者はあくまで肯定の答えを予想している》/“Do you ever go there?”“Yes, I do. [No, I don't. ]” 「そこへ行くことがありますか」「はい, あります[いいえ, ありません]」.
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〖形〗(φ比較)[限定] 時折りの, 時たまの.

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