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たびに・につけ: the difference

Meaning

Each time, Every time, Whenever

Past papers

Tested 9 times in past papers

Example

君きみは会あう度たびに大人おとなになってゆく。

Every time I see you, I see how much you have matured.

Meaning

Whenever, Every time something happens

Past papers

Tested 2 times in past papers

Example

元もとカノが写うつっている写真しゃしんを見みるにつけ、胸むねが痛いたくなる。

Every time I see a picture with my ex-girlfriend, my heart aches.

How to tell them apart

「たびに」: can be followed by any concrete action: 「スーパーへ行くたびに、お菓子を買う」 (Every time I go to the supermarket, I buy sweets).

「につけ」: cannot be followed by an action like buying sweets; only by feelings that arise on their own.

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