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たびにEvery time; whenever

たびに says that something happens on every or nearly every occasion when a repeatable event occurs. The recurring result can be a deliberate action, an automatic reaction, or a gradual change.

A recurring link between two events

The part before たびに gives the occasion that repeats. The rest of the sentence gives what happens again on those occasions. The expression presents this as a regular connection, not merely something that happened once or twice.

Actions and changes

The recurring result may be chosen deliberately or may happen on its own.

きょねんしゅっちょうするたびにげんひとはこった。

Last year, every time I went on a business trip, I bought a box of local sweets.

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Buying the sweets is a deliberate action repeated on each trip. Although the sentence is about last year, the verb before たびに remains in dictionary form.

しのたびにものすこしずつっていった。

Each time I moved, my belongings gradually dwindled.

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is an event noun, so it is followed by のたびに. The sentence describes a change that develops across successive moves.

Choosing among recurrence expressions

With a repeatable verb event, ごとに can overlap with たびに. However, ごとに also distributes things by numerical units or groups, whereas たびに specifically frames recurring event occasions. につけ is more literary and is especially associated with thoughts or feelings that naturally arise on recurring occasions; たびに is the broader, ordinary choice.

More examples

このきょくくたびにがくせいだいおもす。

Whenever I hear this song, I remember my student days.

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かいのたびにおなもんだいだいになる。

The same issue comes up at every meeting.

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かれあたらしいたんおぼえるたびにれいぶんひとつくった。

Each time he learned a new word, he made one example sentence.

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おなりょうむたびにあたらしいもんまれる。

Every time I read the same material, a new question arises.

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じっかえるたびにまち景色けしきわっている。

Every time I return to my family home, the town looks different.

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けんこうしんだんのたびにせいかつしゅうかんなおしている。

At every health checkup, I review my lifestyle habits.

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たびに (tabini) – Every time; whenever