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数量 + おきに (suuryou + oki ni) — At intervals of ~

The pattern for saying how big a gap is left between one time and the next.

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

数量 (時間・長さ) time or length
おきに leaving that gap
V what repeats

Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

Add おきに after an amount of time or length: この バスは 十分おきに 来ます = "this bus comes every ten minutes". It also works for distance, as in 三メートルおきに 木が あります. **There is a big trap here — おきに means you leave that much of a gap in between**, so 一日おきに is not every day; it is every other day. Take it on Thursday and the next time is Saturday. For every day you must say 毎日. In the same way 一週間おきに means skipping a week, that is once every two weeks. Which to pick? Use おきに when there is a gap in between. Use 毎〜 when there is no gap and it is every single time.

Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

この バスは十分おきに来ます

この バスは 十分おきに 来ます。

kono basu wa juppun oki ni kimasu.

This bus comes every ten minutes.

一日おきに病院へ 行きます

一日おきに 病院へ 行きます。

ichinichi oki ni byouin e ikimasu.

I go to the hospital every other day.

道に三メートルおきに木が あります

道に 三メートルおきに 木が あります。

michi ni san meetoru oki ni ki ga arimasu.

There are trees every three metres along the road.

Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

Question: 1/3

The doctor said to take the medicine every other day. Which sentence says that?

💡 Hint: おきに shows the gap that is skipped in between.

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