Definify.com
Definition 2024
いつも
いつも
Japanese
Alternative forms
Adverb
いつも (romaji itsumo)
- always, invariably
- usually
- (with a negative verb) never
Usage notes
If there is a comparison such as いつもは (itsumo wa), いつも通り (itsumo dōri), or いつもより (itsumo yori), this term means usually instead of always.
This term is sometimes spelled in romaji as two separate words, as itsu mo. However, although this term is composed of the distinct terms itsu and mo, it is idiomatically a single word (compare English whenever). As such, some sources spell this without the space, as itsumo. Other sources keep the particle separate, and spell this as itsu mo.
See also
Noun
いつも (romaji itsumo)
- the usual, the ordinary
- いつもの昼食を食べた。
- Itsumo no chūshoku o tabeta.
- He ate his usual for lunch. / He ate his usual lunch.
- これは例外で、いつもとは違います。
- Kore wa reigai de, itsumo to wa chigaimasu.
- This is an exception, and is different from the usual.
- いつもの昼食を食べた。