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quelquefois

sometimes

adverb kel-kuh-FWAH Less Common

Usage Note

Quelquefois is interchangeable with parfois in most contexts, though parfois sounds slightly more literary. To express 'sometimes... sometimes' use tantôt... tantôt instead. It always stands alone as a single adverb — never split into its parts.

Examples

"Je me lève quelquefois très tôt."

Natural Translation

I sometimes get up very early.

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