French dictionary
parfois/paʁ.fwa/
adverb · A2 · Frequency 554
adverb
Meanings
sometimes
Adverb used to indicate the frequency of an event, typically placed mid-sentence or at the beginning.
Examples
Je prends parfois le train pour éviter les embouteillages.
I sometimes take the train to avoid traffic jams.
Elle travaille parfois le samedi matin.
She sometimes works on Saturday mornings.
Nous mangeons parfois dehors quand il fait beau.
We sometimes eat outside when the weather is nice.
Collocations
- parfois difficilesometimes difficult
Common mistakes
parfois que
parfois
The adverb 'parfois' is not used with 'que'; this is an incorrect collocation.
parfois des
parfois
The adverb 'parfois' does not directly modify nouns and cannot be used directly with articles.
Related words
synonymdes foissometimes
synonymoccasionnellementoccasionally (from time to time)