Describes a habitual or constant state or action. Very common in everyday speech.
He is always late.
私はいつも朝コーヒーを飲む。
I always drink coffee in the morning.
Used with a negative verb to mean 'never'. The combination いつも～ない is a common pattern.
彼はいつも約束を守らない。
He never keeps his promises.
この店はいつも混んでいない。
This shop is never crowded.
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
Functions as a noun or no-adjective, often in phrases like いつもの (the usual ...) or いつも通り (as usual).
いつもの席に座った。
I sat in my usual seat.
彼はいつも通り遅れて来た。
He came late, as usual.
He is always late.
He never keeps his promises.
Let's meet at our usual place.
いつも is the natural, everyday Japanese word for “always,” while エバー is a katakana loanword rarely used outside English-style phrases or titles.
いつも is the everyday word for 'always', whereas 毎度 emphasizes repeated occasions and appears in more set, formulaic expressions.
いつも is the everyday, casual word for 'always', whereas 常々 is more formal and stresses a long-standing habitual state.
いつも means 'always' in a general sense, while 毎回 focuses on each individual occurrence of a repeated event.
いつも simply means 'always' in a neutral sense, whereas 決まって carries a nuance of 'as usual' or 'invariably' with a hint of expectation.
いつも is the everyday word for 'always/usually,' while 絶えず describes an unbroken, continuous flow or action.
いつも states 'always' as a plain fact, whereas しょっちゅう carries a casual, often mildly complaining tone about how frequently something happens.
いつも is the plain, everyday word for 'always' usable in any register, while 日頃 has a slightly more written, reflective tone about one's daily life.
いつも simply means 'always' in general contexts, while 年がら年中 specifically emphasizes happening throughout every season without break.