Usage Note
Veces is the irregular plural of vez ('time, occasion'), following the -z → -ces rule. It appears constantly in frequency adverbials: a veces ('sometimes'), muchas veces ('often'), pocas veces ('rarely'), de vez en cuando ('from time to time'). The singular vez is used in ordinal phrases: por primera vez ('for the first time'). Learners should memorise the set phrases rather than trying to construct them from scratch.
Examples
"A veces me olvido de las llaves."
Natural Translation
Sometimes I forget my keys.
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