معنی
Occasionally.
زمینه فرهنگی
In Marathi culture, being too direct can sometimes be seen as rude. Using 'कधीकधी' (sometimes) is a way to soften a 'no' or to show that you are flexible. The phrase is used extensively in 'Bhavgeet' (emotional songs) to express the fleeting nature of joy and sorrow. Urban dwellers use 'कधीकधी' to describe the rare occurrences of getting a seat in a local train or finding no traffic on the highway. In farming communities, 'कधीकधी' is used to talk about the unpredictability of the monsoon, which is central to their life.
The Doubling Rule
Whenever you want to turn a 'when' into a 'sometimes', just double it! This works for 'where' (कुठेकुठे - in various places) too.
Don't add 'la'
English speakers often want to say 'at sometimes'. In Marathi, just say 'Kadhikadhi'. No extra words needed.
معنی
Occasionally.
The Doubling Rule
Whenever you want to turn a 'when' into a 'sometimes', just double it! This works for 'where' (कुठेकुठे - in various places) too.
Don't add 'la'
English speakers often want to say 'at sometimes'. In Marathi, just say 'Kadhikadhi'. No extra words needed.
Add '-ch' for emphasis
Use 'कधीकधीच' (Kadhikadhich) to mean 'ONLY sometimes' or 'very rarely'.
خودت رو بسنج
Fill in the blank with the correct word for 'sometimes'.
मी _______ बागेत फिरायला जातो.
'कधीकधी' fits best if you want to say you go 'sometimes'.
Which sentence correctly says 'Sometimes it rains in Mumbai'?
Choose the correct sentence:
'कधीकधी' is used for occasional weather events.
Match the Marathi frequency words with their English meanings.
Match the following:
Nehmi = Always, Kadhikadhi = Sometimes, Kadhich nahi = Never.
Complete the dialogue.
A: तू चहा पितोस का? B: नाही, मी _______ कॉफी पितो.
The context requires a frequency adverb like 'sometimes'.
🎉 امتیاز: /4
ابزارهای بصری یادگیری
Frequency Spectrum
100%
- • नेहमी (Always)
50%
- • कधीकधी (Sometimes)
0%
- • कधीच नाही (Never)
بانک تمرین
4 تمرینهاमी _______ बागेत फिरायला जातो.
'कधीकधी' fits best if you want to say you go 'sometimes'.
Choose the correct sentence:
'कधीकधी' is used for occasional weather events.
هر مورد سمت چپ را با جفتش در سمت راست مطابقت دهید:
Nehmi = Always, Kadhikadhi = Sometimes, Kadhich nahi = Never.
A: तू चहा पितोस का? B: नाही, मी _______ कॉफी पितो.
The context requires a frequency adverb like 'sometimes'.
🎉 امتیاز: /4
سوالات متداول
10 سوالIt is neutral. You can use it with your boss or your best friend.
'Kadhimadhi' is just a more casual, rhyming version. They mean the same thing.
Yes, Marathi word order is flexible. 'मी तिथे जातो कधीकधी' is acceptable in speech.
You can say 'कधीकधीच' (adding the emphatic 'ch') or 'क्वचितच'.
No, it is an indeclinable (Avyaya) and never changes.
Yes. 'मी कधीकधी तिथे जायचो' (I used to go there sometimes).
It is usually written as one word or with a hyphen: कधीकधी or कधी-कधी.
'नेहमी' (Always) or 'सतत' (Constantly).
Yes, 'तो कधीकधी खूप रागावतो' (He sometimes gets very angry).
Yes, but it's more formal and used more in writing than speaking.
عبارات مرتبط
कधीमधी
similarOccasionally / off and on
अधूनमधून
similarIntermittently
नेहमी
contrastAlways
कधीच नाही
contrastNever
केव्हा केव्हा
synonymSometimes
