ЯПОНСКИЙ / КУРС
| Grammar I - 03.07 |
| Frequency Adverbs | |
| 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 | |
| ときどき | sometimes |
| tokidoki | |
| 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. | |
| It is also important to remember that adverbs of infrequency must be followed by a negative at the end of the sentence. | |
| ～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 | |
| わたし は ぜんぜん テレビ を みません。 | I do not watch TV at all. |
| watashi-wa zenzen terebi-o mimasen. | |
| たけし さん は あまり べんきょう しません。 | Takeshi does not study (very) much. |
| takeshi-san-wa amari benkyoo-shimasen. |
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