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Frequency adverbs are added to indicate how often something is done. |
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Examples
of frequency adverbs are : |
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まいにち |
everyday |
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mainichi |
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| よく |
often |
| yoku |
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| ときどき |
sometimes |
| tokidoki |
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| わたし は ときどき きっさてん に いきます。 |
I sometimes go to a coffee shop. |
| watashi-wa tokidoki kissanten ni ikimasu. |
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It is also important to remember that adverbs of infrequency
must be
followed by a negative at the end of the sentence. |
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～ません |
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~masen |
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Adverbs of infrequency: |
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ぜんぜん |
never - not at all |
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zenzen |
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あまり |
(not) too much - not often, not very much |
| amari |
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わたし は ぜんぜん テレビ を みません。 |
I do not watch TV at all. |
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watashi-wa zenzen terebi-o mimasen. |
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たけし さん は あまり べんきょう しません。 |
Takeshi does not study (very) much. |
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takeshi-san-wa amari benkyoo-shimasen. |
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