Frequently in different languages

Frequently in Different Languages

Discover 'Frequently' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

Updated on March 6, 2024

Frequently is a small word that carries a significant weight in our daily communication. It describes the occurrence of events, actions, or situations that happen often, making it an essential term in various aspects of life. From setting personal goals to understanding complex scientific phenomena, the concept of frequency is deeply ingrained in our cultural consciousness.

Moreover, the word frequently has an interesting historical context. Derived from the Latin word 'frequentius,' it has evolved over time to become a common term in modern languages. Its widespread usage highlights the universal nature of this concept, making it a fascinating subject for language enthusiasts and cultural researchers alike.

If you're learning a new language or simply curious about the world, knowing the translation of frequently in different languages can be a valuable tool. Not only does it help improve your linguistic skills, but it also offers a unique perspective on how different cultures perceive and express frequency.

Here are some translations of frequently in various languages:

Frequently


Frequently in Sub-Saharan African Languages

Afrikaansgereeld
"Gereeld" is a frequent alternative of "dik", which means "fat".
Amharicበተደጋጋሚ
The word "በተደጋጋሚ" can also mean "repeatedly" or "over and over again."
Hausaakai-akai
"Akai-akai" in Hausa can also mean "often".
Igbougboro ugboro
"Ugboro ugboro" is an Igbo term meaning "repetitive intervals". It can refer to a regular occurrence, or a succession of events happening in quick succession.
Malagasyfametraky ny
The word "FAMETRAKY NY" is also used to describe something that occurs constantly or repeatedly.
Nyanja (Chichewa)pafupipafupi
The word "pafupipafupi" in Nyanja also means "quickly" or "in a hurry".
Shonakazhinji
"Kazhinji" derives from the root "kazhinga" (to be many), reflecting its core meaning of "numerous occurrences"
Somalihad iyo jeer
A combination of the words "had" (often) and "jeer" (time).
Sesothokgafetsa
'Kg afetsa', the shortened form of 'kgafetsa', means 'to become poor.'
Swahilimara kwa mara
"Mara kwa mara" means "often" or "repeatedly" and is derived from "mara" meaning "time" or "occasion".
Xhosarhoqo
Xhosa word "rhoqo" is used to express both "frequently" and "sometimes".
Yorubanigbagbogbo
The word "nigbagbogbo" is also used figuratively to mean "often" or "repeatedly".
Zulunjalo
The word "njalo" can also mean "everytime" or "always" in Zulu.
Bambarakuma caman
Eweedziedzi
Kinyarwandakenshi
Lingalambala na mbala
Lugandabuli kaseera
Sepedikgafetšakgafetša
Twi (Akan)ntɛm so

Frequently in North African & Middle Eastern Languages

Arabicفي كثير من الأحيان
In Arabic, the word "frequently" can also mean "repeatedly" or "continuously".
Hebrewבתדירות גבוהה
The Hebrew word "בתדירות גבוהה" derives from the root "תדר" ("frequency") and literally means "in high frequency."
Pashtoڅو ځله
څو ځله can also mean 'several times', or 'occasionally'.
Arabicفي كثير من الأحيان
In Arabic, the word "frequently" can also mean "repeatedly" or "continuously".

Frequently in Western European Languages

Albanianshpesh
The word "shpesh" comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *spe-, meaning "to hurry".
Basquemaiz
In the dialect of Oñati, maiz means "very much" (or "excessively"), and in the dialect of Elgoibar, it means "only".
Catalansovint
Although "sovint" means "frequently" in Catalan, it originally meant "oftentimes" in medieval Occitan.
Croatiančesto
The word "često" in Croatian can also mean "often", "regularly", or "commonly."
Danishofte
"Ofte" is derived from the Old Norse "ofta", meaning "often", and is still used in that sense today.
Dutchvaak
The word "vaak" is derived from the Old Dutch word "fāka", which originally meant "time, occasion, or meeting".
Englishfrequently
"Frequently" derives from Latin "frequens" (thronged, crowded), referring to high frequency of occurrences.
Frenchfréquemment
"Fréquemment" vient du latin "frequens", qui signifie "foule" ou "qui arrive souvent".
Frisiangeregeldwei
The word "geregeldwei" (frequently) is derived from the words "geregeld" (regularly) and "wei" (time).
Galiciancon frecuencia
The Galician phrase "con frecuencia" literally means "with frequency."
Germanhäufig
The word "häufig" (frequently) is derived from Middle High German "houffe" (crowd), and also means "in great number" or "often".
Icelandicoft
In Icelandic, "oft" primarily means "frequently" or "often," but it can also mean "to speak" or "to talk."}
Irishgo minic
The word "go minic" in Irish is derived from the verb "minic" meaning "to frequent, to often do something".
Italianfrequentemente
"Frequentemente" comes from the Latin "frequens" meaning "occurring many times" or "crowded".
Luxembourgishdacks
The word "dacks" is derived from the German word "dichte", meaning "closely" or "often".
Maltesespiss
The Maltese word "spiss" also means "thick" in English.
Norwegianofte
"Ofte" in Norwegian also means "often".
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)freqüentemente
"Frequente" comes from Latin "frequēns", which originally meant "crowded, full of people".
Scots Gaelicgu tric
Gu tric is derived from the Irish word 'go tric', meaning 'thrice' or 'three times'.
Spanishfrecuentemente
"Frecuentemente" shares its root with the word "frecuencia" (frequency).
Swedishofta
The Swedish word 'ofta' comes from the Old Norse word 'oft' meaning 'repeatedly' or 'often'.
Welshyn aml
The word 'yn aml' in Welsh also means 'often' or 'regularly'.

Frequently in Eastern European Languages

Belarusianчаста
The word "часта" also signifies "often" in certain Belarusian dialects
Bosniančesto
The word 'često' is derived from the Proto-Slavic word 'čęstъ', which also means 'honor' or 'respect'.
Bulgarianчесто
The Bulgarian word "често" also means "sometimes".
Czechčasto
The word "často" in Czech can also mean "often" or "numerous times".
Estoniansageli
While its origin is not firmly established, "sageli" is sometimes associated with the Estonian word "sage", meaning "step" or "period", implying a regular rhythm of occurrence.
Finnishusein
Usein is also the third person singular form of the Finnish verb "uskoa" (to believe).
Hungariangyakran
The word "gyakran" also means "often" and is related to the Hungarian words "gyakori" (common) and "gyakran" (usually).
Latvianbieži
"Bieži" comes from the Old Prussian word "beisken" ("often") and is related to the Lithuanian word "daug" ("much").
Lithuaniandažnai
In other Slavic languages, the word often means "rain" or "it is raining"
Macedonianчесто
The word "често" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *čęsto, which also means "often" or "many times."
Polishczęsto
"Często" is derived from the Slavic word "chest", meaning "often".
Romanianfrecvent
In Romanian, "frecvent" also means "to rub" or "to friction".
Russianчасто
"Часто" in Russian originates from "part" meaning a small piece of a larger whole; it can thus have the additional, less common connotation of "rarely", when applied to the part relative to the whole.
Serbianчесто
The word "често" can also refer to the frequency of a pulse or a beat and is cognate with "часть" (part).
Slovakčasto
Často, in Slovak, is cognate with the Czech word častý and both mean "frequent" or "often".
Slovenianpogosto
The word "pogosto" in Slovenian is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *čęsto, meaning "often", and is related to the English word "guest".
Ukrainianчасто
The Ukrainian word "часто" comes from the Proto-Slavic word "*čęsto", meaning "dense" or "thick".

Frequently in South Asian Languages

Bengaliঘন ঘন
ঘন ঘন can refer to not only "frequently" but also to "densely" or "heavily."}
Gujaratiવારંવાર
Hindiबार बार
The word "बार बार" in Hindi can also mean "repeatedly" or "again and again"
Kannadaಆಗಾಗ್ಗೆ
The word ಆಗಾಗ್ಗೆ was originally a compound of the words ಆಗ (then) and ಾಗೆ (after), meaning "at that time and later".
Malayalamകൂടെക്കൂടെ
The word 'കൂടെക്കൂടെ' is a compound of two words: 'കൂടെ' (together) and 'കൂടെ' (with), indicating the idea of being together repeatedly.
Marathiवारंवार
The word "वारंवार" ("frequently") is derived from the Sanskrit word "वार" meaning "time".
Nepaliबारम्बार
The term 'बारम्बार' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'बहु' meaning 'many' or 'often'.
Punjabiਅਕਸਰ
'ਅਕਸਰ' (frequently) may have originated from the Persian 'aksar'.
Sinhala (Sinhalese)නිතර
නිතර is cognate with the Sanskrit word 'nitya' meaning 'constant' or 'daily'.
Tamilஅடிக்கடி
The word "அடிக்கடி" is derived from the root "அடி" (foot) and "கடி" (to bite), originally meaning "to tread or walk repeatedly".
Teluguతరచుగా
The word "తరచుగా" in Telugu is derived from the Sanskrit word "ਤਰਚੁ" (tarcu), which means "to repeat" or "to do repeatedly".
Urduکثرت سے
کثرت سے may also mean a group, gathering or collection in Urdu, as opposed to the meaning 'often' or 'frequently' in English.

Frequently in East Asian Languages

Chinese (Simplified)经常
经常 is also used figuratively as "always" and "all the time."
Chinese (Traditional)經常
The word 經常 can also mean "always" or "usually"
Japanese頻繁に
It has the literal meaning "frequent" as well.
Korean자주
The word "자주" can also mean "often" or "a lot."
Mongolianбайнга
"Байнга", the Mongolian adverb meaning "frequently," also means "often" and can be used in place of other synonyms like "олон удаа" or "маргаш".
Myanmar (Burmese)မကြာခဏ
The word "မကြာခဏ" (frequently) in Burmese is derived from the Pali words "na" (not) and "kira" (delay), and can also mean "without delay" or "speedily"

Frequently in South East Asian Languages

Indonesiansering
"Sering" derives from Proto-Austronesian *saRiŋ, meaning "to be in contact" or "to join".
Javaneseasring
The word "asring" in Javanese, derived from the Sanskrit word "asrih", also carries the meaning of "close" or "intimate".
Khmerញឹកញាប់
"ញឹកញាប់" is also used to describe the sound of someone walking with heavy footsteps.
Laoເລື້ອຍໆ
Malaykerap
The word "kerap" is thought to be derived from the Proto-Austronesian word *ka-rapan, meaning "often".
Thaiบ่อยครั้ง
The original meaning of "บ่อยครั้ง" "bòɔ̂ɪ kràŋ" was "often repeated", hence this word is often used in literature, like poetry, to describe an object or an event that repeats a lot.
Vietnamesethường xuyên
"Thường xuyên" is derived from the Chinese word "常川", meaning "always flowing". This suggests that the word was originally used to describe something that happens continuously or regularly.
Filipino (Tagalog)madalas

Frequently in Central Asian Languages

Azerbaijanitez-tez
The word "tez-tez" derives from the Persian word "tez" meaning "fast" and the reduplication suffix "-tez" indicating repetition.
Kazakhжиі
The Kazakh word "жиі" derives from the Persian word "بس" (bis), meaning "much" or "plenty".
Kyrgyzтез-тез
The word "тез-тез" comes from "тез", a Proto-Altaic language verb related to speed.
Tajikзуд-зуд
The word "зуд-зуд" can also be used in the sense of "over and over". This is because the word is derived from the verb "зудан", which means "to itch". When something itches, it is often done so repeatedly.
Turkmenýygy-ýygydan
Uzbektez-tez
"Tez-tez" also means "quick-quick" and is an onomatopoeia of running footsteps.
Uyghurدائىم

Frequently in Pacific Languages

Hawaiianpinepine
The word `pinepine` also carries the meanings of “continuously” and “constantly”.
Maoripinepine
Pinepine can also mean "to become fat" or "to swell up" in some contexts.
Samoanmasani
The word "masani" also translates to "repeatedly" or "in a series" in Samoan.
Tagalog (Filipino)madalas
The root word of "madalas" is "dalas" which means "often" or "repeatedly", and the prefix "ma-" intensifies the meaning, hence "madalas" means "very often" or "frequently".

Frequently in American Indigenous Languages

Aymarasapakuti
Guaranimantereíva

Frequently in International Languages

Esperantoofte
The Esperanto word "ofte" is derived from the Old English word "oft", meaning "often."
Latinsaepe
"Saepe" can also refer to "often", "repeatedly", "regularly", "habitually", or "customarily".

Frequently in Others Languages

Greekσυχνά
The word "συχνά" is derived from the Greek word "συχνός", which means "thick" or "dense".
Hmongfeem ntau
In addition to meaning "frequently," "feem ntau" also means "to make a promise" in Hmong.
Kurdishgelekcar
The word "gelekcar" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʰel- meaning "to want, desire" and the suffix -car meaning "one who does something".
Turkishsık sık
"Sık" means "tight" and "sıkmak" means "to squeeze" or "to press" in Turkish.
Xhosarhoqo
Xhosa word "rhoqo" is used to express both "frequently" and "sometimes".
Yiddishאָפט
"אָפט" is also used in Yiddish to mean "often" or "usually."
Zulunjalo
The word "njalo" can also mean "everytime" or "always" in Zulu.
Assameseসঘনাই
Aymarasapakuti
Bhojpuriअकसर
Dhivehiތަކުރާރުވުން
Dogriअक्सर
Filipino (Tagalog)madalas
Guaranimantereíva
Ilocanomasansan
Kriobɔku tɛm
Kurdish (Sorani)بەردەوام
Maithiliअक्सर
Meiteilon (Manipuri)ꯌꯥꯝꯅ ꯇꯣꯏꯅ
Mizofo
Oromoirra-deddeebiin
Odia (Oriya)ବାରମ୍ବାର |
Quechuasapa kuti
Sanskritभृशः
Tatarеш
Tigrinyaብተደጋጋሚ
Tsongankarhi na nkarhi

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