たびに | Every Time in Japanese

Without Exception

たびに says that whenever the first thing happens, the second follows too.

The pairing must be reliable. A one-off does not fit, and neither does a coincidence.

Even about the past, たびに attaches to the dictionary form:

The tense lives in the main clause.

Pattern	Sense
と	natural, inevitable result
たびに	every occasion, often with feeling
ごとに	at regular intervals, mechanical

三日(みっか)ごとに is a fixed interval. 会(あ)うたびに is an occasion that recurs unpredictably. たびに is the one that carries emotion.

Example Sentences

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彼(かれ)に会(あ)うたびに元気(げんき)をもらいます。

Every time I meet him I come away with more energy.

この曲(きょく)を聞(き)くたびに昔(むかし)を思(おも)い出(だ)す。

Whenever I hear this song I remember the old days.

旅行(りょこう)のたびにお土産(みやげ)を買(か)ってくる。

He brings back a souvenir from every trip.

失敗(しっぱい)するたびに強(つよ)くなる。

You grow stronger each time you fail.

会(あ)うたびに背(せ)が伸(の)びている。

He's taller every time I see him.

春(はる)が来(く)るたびに桜(さくら)を見(み)に行(い)く。

Every time spring comes, I go to see the blossom.

説明(せつめい)を読(よ)むたびに混乱(こんらん)する。

I get confused every time I read the instructions.

試験(しけん)のたびに緊張(きんちょう)してしまう。

I get nervous before every exam.