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〜たびに

every time, whenever

Verb dictionary form / Noun + の + たびに

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たびに means "every time": この歌を聞くたびに、高校時代を思い出す, "every time I hear this song, I remember my high-school days".

After a verb it follows the dictionary form; after a noun it takes の: 旅行のたびに, "every time I travel".

The second part is something that happens or changes each time, often a feeling or a habit. It stresses repetition more than とき or と, which could describe a single occasion.

Compare ごとに, "every" for regular units (every station, every hour, every season). たびに is for occasions, whenever they happen: meetings, trips, phone calls, moves.

Examples

  • この歌うたを聞きくたびに、高校時代こうこうじだいを思おもい出だす。

    Every time I hear this song, I remember my high-school days.

  • 会あうたびに、彼女かのじょはきれいになる。

    Every time I see her, she looks more beautiful.

  • 旅行りょこうのたびに、お土産みやげを買かってくる。

    I bring back souvenirs every time I travel.

  • 引ひっ越こすたびに、物ものが増ふえる。

    Every time I move house, I end up with more stuff.

  • 父ちちは電話でんわするたびに、同おなじことを聞きく。

    My father asks the same thing every time he calls.

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