〜おきに
〜おきに means every; at intervals of. It is a JLPT N4 grammar point. Use this pattern when something repeats at a regular time or distance interval. 「一日おきに」 means it repeats with one day in between.
Japanese sources describe it as 「一定の間隔で」.
〜おきに examples
一日おきに走ります。
I run every other day.
五分おきにバスが来ます。
A bus comes every five minutes.
〜おきに exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
このバスは十分（ ）来ます。
- おきに ✓
- までに
- ごろ
- まま
This bus comes every ten minutes.
私は一日（ ）日本語を勉強します。
- おきに ✓
- 間に
- 前に
- など
I study Japanese every other day.
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