Meaning
Shows that an action happens sometimes or from time to time. It is often used for habits and recurring situations.
Formation
- Dictionary form or ない + ことがある: 食べることがあります
- Not the same as Vたことがある, which is about experience
When to use it
- Core use
- Sometimes it happens
Example
私は朝パンを食べることがあります
Sometimes I eat bread in the morning.
Important notes
- Pay attention to the word form before the construction and to the particles around it.
Common mistakes
- Do not translate the pattern word for word; first identify its function in the whole situation.