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a veces

adverbBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “a veces” mean in English?

  1. sometimes

Example sentences

  • A veces voy al cine.

    Sometimes I go to the cinema.

  • Estudio a veces por la noche.

    I sometimes study at night.

  • A veces sí, a veces no.

    Sometimes yes, sometimes no.

How to use it

A veces means 'sometimes'. Two-word adverbial phrase. Placed flexibly in the sentence.

Common mistake

A veces is two words (no contraction). Don't write 'aveces'. Synonym: 'algunas veces' (sometimes), more emphasis.

Topics

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 31.