English–Japanese

“every” in Japanese

Japanese

Alsoあらゆる (arayuru)

Romajigoto

三日ごとに本を読みます。mik ka go to ni hon o yo mi ma su

I read a book every three days.

“Every” in Japanese is ごと (goto).

Marks a unit as a repeating interval or treats members of a group one by one.

三日ごとに花に水をやります。mik ka go to ni hana ni mizu o ya ri ma su

I water the flowers every three days.

ページごとに大切な言葉をメモします。pē ji go to ni tai setsu na koto ba o me mo shi ma su

I write down important words on each page.

In everyday conversation, ごと (goto) often follows a time unit to express a regular cycle, so it describes when something recurs rather than how much is done at once.

arayuru

pre-noun adjectivalevery

あらゆる機会を大切にします。a ra yu ru ki kai o tai setsu ni shi ma su

I value every opportunity.