now and then, occasionally
eş: bisweilen, dann und wann, gelegentlich, hin und wieder, manchmal, mitunter
köken: Literally, “off and to”. Compare Dutch af en toe.
sometimes; occasionally; at times
eş: ocasionalmente, a la de veces, a las de veces, a las veces, de vez en cuando, en ocasiones
köken: Vulgar Latin ad vicēs (“at times”). Compare Italian a volte for a similar construction.
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sometimes, at times
köken: Compare Spanish a veces for a similar construction.
now and then
köken: Univerbation of ara (“while”) + bir (“one”).
now and then; occasionally
eş: bij tijd en wijle, nu en dan, soms, somtijds, van tijd tot tijd
köken: Literally, “off and to”. Compare German ab und zu (which was calqued into several Scandinavian languages).
sometimes (on certain occasions, but not always) · perhaps, maybe (indicates possibility or doubt)
eş: de vez em quando, ocasionalmente, eventualmente, infrequentemente
at times, every now and then, every so often, from time to time
often, frequently
köken: First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄌᆞ조〮 (Yale: còcwó), originally a derived adverb of Middle Korean ᄌᆞᆽ다〮 (Yale: còc-tá) (whence also 잦다 (jatda)) with adverbial suffix -오 (Yale: -wo), but rarely perceived as such by modern speakers.
aile: 자주자주
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now and then, every so often, from time to time, occasionally
köken: då (“then”) + och (“and”) + då (“then”)
instrumental plural of chwila
köken: Instrumental plural of chwila.
once in a while, from time to time, at times, occasionally, periodically, intermittently
köken: ajoi- + -ttain (distributive plural)
aile: ajoittainen
every now and then, every once in a while, every so often
köken: egyszer (“once”) + egyszer (“once”)
sometimes · occasionally
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin dum Latin interdum From inter + dum.
now and then, from time to time
from time to time
köken: From adés (“just now”) + i (“and”) + ara (“now”).
now and then, every now and again
köken: Literally, “every certain amount”