French dictionary
souvent/su.vɑ̃/
adverb · A1 · Frequency 687
adverb
Meanings
often
Adverb indicating a high frequency of an action or state, commonly used in both spoken and written language.
Examples
Je prends souvent le train pour aller travailler.
I often take the train to get to work.
Elle cuisine souvent pour toute sa famille.
She often cooks for her whole family.
Nous discutons souvent de ce projet après la réunion.
We often discuss this project after the meeting.
Collocations
- venir souvent au muséeto come often to the museum
Common mistakes
souventement
souvent
The adverb 'souvent' is often mistakenly written as 'souventement', which does not exist.
souvents
souvent
As an adverb, 'souvent' is invariable; adding a plural -s is incorrect.
Related words
- antonymrarementrarely, seldom
synonymfréquemmentoften, frequently
synonymmaintefoisoften
antonymrarissimementVery rarely
synonymsouventefoisoften, frequently