Learn Dutch: Ik kijk gewoonlijk 's avonds een serie. - I usually watch a series in the evening.

In a basic Dutch main clause, adverbs of frequency like gewoonlijk (usually), vaak (often), or nooit (never) are typically placed right after the conjugated verb and the subject. Here, after Ik kijk, the adverb gewoonlijk immediately follows.

Both gewoonlijk and 's avonds deal with time. Why does gewoonlijk come first?

When a sentence has multiple time elements, Dutch prefers to put the general frequency adverb (gewoonlijk) before the more specific time of day ('s avonds).

Is gewoonlijk related to the word gewoon?

Yes! The adjective gewoon means normal or ordinary. By adding the suffix -lijk, it becomes the adverb gewoonlijk, which translates to usually or normally.

What does the 's in 's avonds stand for again?

It is a leftover from old Dutch grammar, standing for des (meaning of the). While it literally means of the evening, today it is just the standard way to say in the evening or evenings. Notice that the apostrophe goes before the s, followed by a space.

Why isn't there a preposition like naar (to) after kijk?