JLPT N5 · Noun / adverb

いつも (itsumo)

いつも is a Japanese noun / adverb meaning “always; all the time”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
いつも
Romaji
itsumo
Word class
Noun / adverb
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. always; all the time; at all times · adverb · usually written in kana
  2. never · adverb · usually written in kana · with neg. verb
  3. usual; regular; habitual; customary · noun taking の, noun · usually written in kana

Example sentences

彼はいつも学校に遅れる。
He is always late for school.
私は日曜日にはいつも家にいない。
I'm never at home on Sundays.
いつものところでいつもの人達に会った。
I met the usual people at the usual place.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1188890 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.