いつも
Japanese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Compound of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Japanese elements いつ (itsu, “when”) + も (mo, “even, also”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Adverb
- always, invariably, all the time
- usually
- (with a negative verb) never
Usage notes
If this term is part of a comparison phrase such as いつもは (itsumo wa), いつも通り (itsumo dōri), or いつもより (itsumo yori), it means "usually" instead of "always".
This term is sometimes spelled in romaji as two separate words: itsu mo. However, it is idiomatically a single word like the English word whenever.
Noun
- the usual, the ordinary
- いつもの昼食を食べた。
- Itsumo no chūshoku o tabeta.
- He ate his usual for lunch. / He ate his usual lunch.
- これは例外で、いつもとは違います。
- Kore wa reigai de, itsumo to wa chigaimasu.
- This is an exception, and is different from the usual.
- いつもの昼食を食べた。
See also
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō