Every 〜 with 〜ごとに
Grammar: Frequency » 〜ごとに
Appending ごとに to a noun or verb phrase states that it takes place at regular intervals.
In English, ごとに may translate as “each 〜” or “every 〜”.
Examples
Every successive try with 〜ごとに
The prime suspect in a murder has a rock-solid reason for his innocence: between the time he was on live television and the time of the murder, there’s no way he could have traveled the flights of stairs to reach the victim and return to the camera.
To test this, Inspector Megure has Detective Mouri repeatedly run the course from the television stage to the murder scene and back.
- 目暮:
- 「６分４７秒か…」
- “6 minutes and 47 seconds, huh...”
- 「どーしたんだ？回を増すごとに遅くなってきとるじゃないか…」
- “What's wrong? You're getting slower with each succession...”
Note: 〜きとる here is the same as 〜きている.
Visiting at every break with 〜ごとに
Due to concern about his sister’s ribbon, which seals away her need to attack people for their blood, Kenji takes every opportunity he can to check up on her in at school.
- キョーコ:
- 「休み時間ごとに来ないでって言ってるでしょー、そんなに心配しなくても大丈夫だって！」
- “I'm telling you, you don't need to check up on me every break period. I'll be fine even without you worrying about me!”
- ケンジ:
- 「いや… リボンが緩んだりしてないかと。」
- “No, I'm just checking whether your ribbon's come loose.”
- キョーコ:
- 「それくらい自分でやるよ！」
- “I can handle that much on my own!”