〜たびに (tabi ni)

JLPT N3

How to say “every time ~ happens, …” — a repeated pairing of two events.

Meaning

“Every time ~ / whenever ~.” Each time one thing happens, the other happens too.

Formation

• Verb (dictionary) + たびに

• Noun + の + たびに

Examples

祖母に会うたびに、お小遣いをくれる。

Sobo ni au tabi ni, okozukai o kureru. — Every time I see my grandmother, she gives me pocket money.

この写真を見るたびに、学生時代を思い出す。

Kono shashin o miru tabi ni, gakusei-jidai o omoidasu. — Every time I see this photo, I remember my school days.

出張のたびに、その町のラーメンを食べる。

Shucchō no tabi ni, sono machi no rāmen o taberu. — Every business trip, I eat that town's ramen.

引っ越すたびに、荷物が増えている気がする。

Hikkosu tabi ni, nimotsu ga fuete iru ki ga suru. — Every time I move, my stuff seems to have grown.

How it works

たびに links two events that always occur together — dictionary form for verbs, Noun + の for nouns. It often carries a nostalgic or “without fail” feeling.

Compared with similar expressions

• 〜たびに — every time (paired events).

• 〜ごとに — at regular intervals / each one.

• 〜と — whenever (automatic result).

Common mistakes

• Use the dictionary form: 見る → 見るたびに (not 見たたびに)

• Noun needs の: 試験のたびに

Related grammar

• 〜ごとに — every / at intervals

• 〜と — whenever

• 〜につけ — every time (literary)