Grammatical class

Adverb

rarement

rarely, seldom

Details

Syllables

ra-re-ment

Phonetics

ʁa.ʁə.mɑ̃

Grammatical class

Adverb

Freq. (books)

1703

Freq. (movies)

2916

Freq. (news)

3931

Sentences

Tom rit rarement.

Tom seldom laughs.

A1

Je sors rarement.

I seldom go out.

A1

Ça arrive rarement.

This rarely happens.

A1

Je la vois rarement.

I seldom see her.

A1

Je n'étudie que rarement.

I study once in a blue moon.

A2

Elle sort rarement dehors.

She seldom goes out.

A2

Elle sort rarement.

She rarely goes out.

B1

Mon père fume rarement.

My father seldom smokes.

B1

Je vais rarement au cinéma.

I hardly ever go to the cinema.

B1

Je suis rarement à la maison.

I'm seldom at home.

B1

Notre institutrice rit rarement.

Our teacher seldom laughs.

B2

Il lit rarement, sinon jamais.

He seldom, if ever, reads a book.

C2