しばしば, たびたび
関連語sometimes （時々） よりも多く, usually （たいてい） よりも少ない頻度ひんど.
She was often late.
♔基本She was often late.
彼女はよく遅おくれた.
⦣ be動詞＋often.
I often go there.
♔基本I often go there.
私はしばしばそこへ行きます.
⦣ often＋一般いっぱん動詞.
He writes to me very often.
He writes to me very often.
彼はしょっちゅう私に手紙をくれる.
⦣ 特に often の意味を強調する時はこのように文末（あるいは文頭）に置くことがある.
＊会話＊
How often do you go to the movies?—Not often, perhaps once every three months.
映画にはよく行きますか.—よくと言うほどは行きません. 3か月に1回ぐらいかな.
Practice as often as possible.
Practice as often as possible.
できる限り何度も練習しなさい.
⦣ as A （副詞） as possible は「できるだけA」.
He comes more often than before.
He comes more often than before.
彼は以前よりよく来ます.
Forest fires break out most often in the summer.
Forest fires break out most often in the summer.
山火事は夏に一番多く起こる.
