1 adverb in different situationshe often helps studentsis minic a chabhraíonn sé le mic léinn, cuidíonn sé le mic léinn go minicthe causes of accidents are often complexcúiseanna casta a bhíonn le timpistí go minicis she eating often enough?an mbíonn sí ag ithe minic go leor?, an mbíonn sí ag ithe sách minic?these are the themes most often found in her workis iad seo na téamaí is mó a fhaightear ina saothar2 adverb frequentlyhe goes for walks in the countryside fairly oftentéann sé ag siúl faoin tuath go measartha minicwe gave concerts there very oftenthugamar ceolchoirmeacha ansin go mion minic, is iomaí uair a thugamar ceolchoirmeacha ansinI'll call you as often as I cancuirfidh mé glaoch ort chomh minic agus is féidir liomit's not often that I get lettersní minic a fhaighim litreacha, is annamh a fhaighim litreachayoung people don't often get the opportunity to speakní minic a fhaigheann daoine óga deis labhairthow often do you get headaches?cé chomh minic is a bhíonn tinneas cinn ort?, cá mhinice a thagann tinneas cinn ort?she doesn't practise often enoughní bhíonn sí ag cleachtadh minic go leor, ní bhíonn sí ag cleachtadh sách minic
phrases
all too often
(also
far too often
, too often
)i bhfad rómhinicall too often people don't take their medication regularlyis rímhinic nach dtógann daoine a gcuid cógas go rialta
every so often
anois is arís c m uó am go ham c m uó am go chéile c m uher mother would visit every so oftenthagadh a máthair ar cuairt anois is arís
more often than not
(also
as often as not
) informalníos minice ná a mhalairtchomh minic lena athrachmore often than not, they're at homeníos minice ná a mhalairt, is sa bhaile a bhíonn siad
