every other

Question

How do you express "every other" ?

Welcome to the forum! - --Mariana--, Oct 24, 2011

Answer 1

No, it is not correct to use expressions like "¨cada dos días" nor "un día si y otro no" If you want to say: Every other day, it will ALWAYS be "día de por medio" Other way, it would be the equivalent to say in English, I work one day yes and one day no, or I work every two days. It is incorrect.

If you want to say, every other week or every other year, it would be: cada dos semanas or cada dos años.

Correction noted! - kmaakheru, Oct 24, 2011

Answer 2

You may need more context, example,

Every other day - Cada dos días

Sí!! - --Mariana--, Oct 24, 2011

Answer 3

I work every other day = Trabajo cada dos días.

I work every other day = Trabajo un día sí y otro no.

Hi Marianne, at least we are on the same wavelength, hehe. - Eddy, Oct 24, 2011

Answer 4

If you want to say: Every other day, it will ALWAYS be "día de por medio"

Somewhat less than always, if Google hits are any indication. "cada dos días" gets 105K hits, "día de por medio" 737K and "día por medio" (no "de") gets 14M.

Correction noted! - kmaakheru, Oct 24, 2011

You can google anything you want, but I can tell you one thing. I am a native Spanish speaker, and I hold a teaching degree in Colombia, one or probably the best Spanish spoken in the world. I am not almost sure, I am 100% sure! Día por medio is incorrect - farallon7, Nov 16, 2011

Answer 5

"Cada otra" as a base . But the context determines a more precise structure: Cada otra día... cada tres años.

Correction noted! - kmaakheru, Oct 24, 2011