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