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Never
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". Used with negative verbs.
[!info] Examples 私は==決して=={夢|ゆめ}を{覚|おぼ}えません。 I never remember my dreams.
Rarely
めったに～ない
めったに +
V (ない)
N + は
+ めったに
Means "hardly", "rarely". Used with negative verbs.
[!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
Means "rarely". Used with negative verbs.
[!info] Examples {最近|さいきん}{絵|え}を==あまり=={書|か}けない。 I haven't been able to draw much lately.
Unlikely
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
たまに
Means "occasionally", "once in a while".
[!info] Examples {彼女|かのじょ}は{抹茶|まっちゃ}を==たまに=={飲|の}む。 She occasionally drinks matcha.
時々
{時々|ときどき} means "sometimes".
[!info] Examples ==時々=={遊園地|ゆうえんち}に{行|い}く。 I sometimes go to amusement parks.
Often
度々
{度々|たびたび} means "often", "frequently".
[!info] Examples {私|わたし}の{彼女|かのじょ}は==度々=={遅|おく}れてきます。 My girlfriend is often late.
よく
Means "often".
[!info] Examples {最近|さいきん}、{数学|すうがく}の{練習|れんしゅう}{問題|もんだい}を==よく==やっています。 I have been doing a lot of math exercises lately.
Always
いつも
Means "always", "every time".
[!info] Examples {夏|なつ}の{時|とき}==いつも==アイスクリームを食べます。 I always eat ice cream in the summer.
ずっと
Means "always", "continuously".
[!info] Examples {蛇|へび}が==ずっと=={好|す}きだった。 I've always loved snakes.
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.