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117 lines
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# Amounts of frequency
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| Usually | たいてい |
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| sometimes | ときどき |
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| occasionally | たまに |
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| not very often | あまり |
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| never, not at all | ぜんぜん |
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| always | いつも |
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## Never
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ぜんぜん?
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{絶対|ぜったい}に?
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### 決して～ない
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<div class="usage">
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<p class="iright">消して + </p>
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<div class="ileft">
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<p><span class="box">V (ない)</span></p>
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<p><span class="box">い-Adj <strike>い</strike> くない</span></p>
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<p><span class="box">な-Adj + ではない</span></p>
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<p><span class="box">N + ではない</span></p>
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</div>
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</div>
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{決|け}して~ない means "never".
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> [!info] Examples
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> 私は==決して=={夢|ゆめ}を{覚|おぼ}えません。
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> I never remember my dreams.
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### とても～ない
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Means "cannot". This form implies a strong impossibility. Used with negative verbs, often in potential form.
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> [!info] Examples
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> {苦|にが}い{食|たべ}べ{物|もの}は==とても==食べられ==ない==。
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> I cannot eat bitter food.
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## Rarely
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### めったに～ない (5%)
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<div class="usage">
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<p class="r">めったに + </p>
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<div class="">
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<p><span class="box">V (ない)</span></p>
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<div class="usage">
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<div class="">
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<p><span class="box">N + は</span></p>
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</div>
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<p class="r">+ めったに</p>
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</div>
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Means "hardly", "rarely".
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> [!info] Examples
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> {車|くるま}は==めったに=={運転|うんてん}し==ません==。
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> I rarely drive a car.
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### あまり (30%)
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negative.
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### そうもない・そうにない
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Means that an action is very unlikely.
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Made by removing ます from a verb and adding そうもない・そうにない.
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> [!info] Examples
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> コロナので{今年|ことし}も{旅行|りょこう}し==そうもない==。
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> Because of COVID19, it's unlikely I'll travel again this year.
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## Sometimes
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### 時々
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ときどき
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## Usually
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🛠
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づつう
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ふだん
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## Often
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よく
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しょっちゅう
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たびたび
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### たものだ
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Used to talk about a past situation where something used to frequently occur.
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Used with a verb in the past tense (た) by adding ものだ.
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> [!info] Examples
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> {子供|こども}のころはいつも{森|もり}で{遊|あそ}==んだものだ==。
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> I always played in the woods when I was a kid.
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## Always
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いつも
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