A2 Expression ニュートラル

कधीकधी

कधकध

Sometimes

意味

Occasionally.

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文化的背景

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.

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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.

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Don't add 'la'

English speakers often want to say 'at sometimes'. In Marathi, just say 'Kadhikadhi'. No extra words needed.

意味

Occasionally.

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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.

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Don't add 'la'

English speakers often want to say 'at sometimes'. In Marathi, just say 'Kadhikadhi'. No extra words needed.

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Add '-ch' for emphasis

Use 'कधीकधीच' (Kadhikadhich) to mean 'ONLY sometimes' or 'very rarely'.

自分をテスト

Fill in the blank with the correct word for 'sometimes'.

मी _______ बागेत फिरायला जातो.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: कधीकधी

'कधीकधी' fits best if you want to say you go 'sometimes'.

Which sentence correctly says 'Sometimes it rains in Mumbai'?

Choose the correct sentence:

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: मुंबईत कधीकधी पाऊस पडतो.

'कधीकधी' is used for occasional weather events.

Match the Marathi frequency words with their English meanings.

Match the following:

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: A-2, B-3, C-1

Nehmi = Always, Kadhikadhi = Sometimes, Kadhich nahi = Never.

Complete the dialogue.

A: तू चहा पितोस का? B: नाही, मी _______ कॉफी पितो.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: कधीकधी

The context requires a frequency adverb like 'sometimes'.

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Frequency Spectrum

100%

  • नेहमी (Always)

50%

  • कधीकधी (Sometimes)

0%

  • कधीच नाही (Never)

練習問題バンク

4 問題
Fill in the blank with the correct word for 'sometimes'. Fill Blank A1

मी _______ बागेत फिरायला जातो.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: कधीकधी

'कधीकधी' fits best if you want to say you go 'sometimes'.

Which sentence correctly says 'Sometimes it rains in Mumbai'? Choose A2

Choose the correct sentence:

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: मुंबईत कधीकधी पाऊस पडतो.

'कधीकधी' is used for occasional weather events.

Match the Marathi frequency words with their English meanings. Match A2

左の各項目を右のペアと一致させてください:

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: A-2, B-3, C-1

Nehmi = Always, Kadhikadhi = Sometimes, Kadhich nahi = Never.

Complete the dialogue. dialogue_completion A2

A: तू चहा पितोस का? B: नाही, मी _______ कॉफी पितो.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: कधीकधी

The context requires a frequency adverb like 'sometimes'.

🎉 スコア: /4

よくある質問

10 問

It 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.

関連フレーズ

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कधीमधी

similar

Occasionally / off and on

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अधूनमधून

similar

Intermittently

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नेहमी

contrast

Always

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कधीच नाही

contrast

Never

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केव्हा केव्हा

synonym

Sometimes

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