kelkfoje

== Esperanto == === Etymology === From kelka (“some”) +‎ fojo (“time”) +‎ -e (adverbial suffix); a calque of French quelquefois, derived from Middle French quelquefoys (“sometimes”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kelkˈfoje/ Rhymes: -oje Syllabification: kelk‧fo‧je === Adverb === kelkfoje sometimes (on certain occasions, but not always) Synonyms: fojfoje, iafoje, iufoje, foje Mi kelkfoje vizitas mian fratinon dimanĉe. ― Sometimes I visit my sister on Sundays. ==== Related terms ==== foje (“on occasion”) multfoje (“many occasions”) okaze (“occasionally”) ==== Descendants ==== Ido: kelkafoye === Further reading === Benson, Peter J (1995) Comprehensive English-Esperanto Dictionary, El Cerrito, CA, USA: Esperanto League for North America, page 484, column 1: "sometimes, (on various occasions), (kelk)foje; (kelk)foja". O'Connor, John Charles; Hayes, Charles Frederic (1907) English-Esperanto Dictionary, London, UK: Review of Reviews Office, archived from [the original] on 12 July 2007, page 162, column 2: "Sometimes, kelkfoje". Motteau, Achille (1907) English-Esperanto Dictionary, 3rd edition, London, UK: Hachette & Co., archived from [the original] on 23 July 2008, page 40, column 2: "foj-o, (occasion, time): [...] kelka -e, sometimes".