often
要点しばしば
意味
- しばしば,たびたび,よく
- 何度,何回
例文
My father often falls asleep in front of the TV.
僕の父さん、よくテレビの前で寝てるよ。
Tom often sits in front of his computer all day.
トムは一日中パソコンの前に座っていることが多い。
I live near the sea, so I often go to the beach.
私は海の近くに住んでいるのでよく海岸に行きます。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
From Middle English often, alteration (with final -n added due to analogy with Middle English selden (“seldom”)) of Middle English ofte, oft, from Old English oft (“often”), from Proto-Germanic *ufta, *uftō (“often”). Cognates Cognate with Scots affen, aften, af'en, oaffen, oaften, oftin (“often”), North Frisian aaft, oftem, oofting (“often”), Saterland Frisian oafte (“often”), German, Luxembourgish and Pennsylvania German oft (“often”), Yiddish אָפֿט (oft, “often”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk ofte (“often”), Faroese, Swedish ofta (“often”), Icelandic oft (“often”), Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐍄𐌰 (ufta, “often”).