20.1.33 gelegentlich
= to the occasion (with Genitive)
Examples
Note!
As a preposition gelegentlich
is used
very seldom. On the other hand it is used
as an adverb quite often. As an adverb it
means: from
time to time.
Ich sehe ihn gelegentlich. = I see him from
time to time.
preposition
Gelegentlich seines
Besuches haben wir eine Feier veranstaltet. = To
the occasion
of his visit we organised a party. (Anlässlich
seines Besuches haben wir eine Feier veranstaltet.)
