時間・時点N2

〜ごとに

every... / each time...

Structure

N + ごとに;V-辞書形 + ごとに;数量詞 + ごとに

Explanation

Means "every...". Three uses: ① after time nouns (一時間ごと) "every X hours"; ② after the dictionary form of verbs (会うごとに) "each time one does X"; ③ after counters in proportions (10人ごとに1人). Also used as 〜ごとのN.

Examples

彼女は会うごとに、きれいになっていく。

She gets more beautiful every time I see her.

この薬は8時間ごとに飲んでください。

Take this medicine every eight hours.

Note

〜おきに ("at intervals of") is close in meaning; however it cannot express "every time one does X" like ごとに can.

Related Grammar

〜おきに〜たびに

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