ہمیشہ / اکثر / کبھی کبھی
Describing Frequency
Place a frequency word before the final verbal group in an ordinary sentence.
How It Works
میں ہمیشہ وقت پر آتی ہوں says I always arrive on time. آتی ہوں agrees with a feminine speaker.
وہ اکثر پیدل جاتا ہے says he often walks. اکثر stays unchanged while جاتا agrees with وہ.
ہم کبھی کبھی فلم دیکھتے ہیں says we sometimes watch a film. The plural form دیکھتے fits ہم.
To say that on some occasions you do not drink coffee, use: میں کبھی کبھی کافی نہیں پیتی.
Examples (4)
- میں ہمیشہ وقت پر آتی ہوں
I always arrive on time.
ہمیشہ marks every occasion.
- وہ اکثر پیدل جاتا ہے
He often walks.
اکثر describes a frequent action.
- ہم کبھی کبھی فلم دیکھتے ہیں
We sometimes watch a film.
کبھی کبھی describes an occasional action.
- میں کبھی کبھی کافی نہیں پیتی
Sometimes I do not drink coffee.
On some occasions the speaker does not drink coffee. This does not mean she never drinks it.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Distinguish repeated frequency from the time of a single event.
Related Patterns
- اب / ابھیNow and Right Now
Contrast frequency with the current-moment adverbs.
Level 1 - -تا / -تی / -تے + ہوناPresent Habits and General Actions
Frequency commonly combines with the habitual pattern.
Level 1 - نہیںNegating a Statement
Compare an occasional negative statement with a general negative statement.
Level 1
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