Grammar - Beginner - Part 2
Hotondo ほとんど
Adverb meaning: almost, hardly, scarcely, little, few

1. In affirmative sentence

仕事はほとんど終わりました。
Shigoto wa hotondo owarimashita.
The work is almost finished.

2. In negative sentence

今週はほとんど日本語を勉強しませんでした。
Konshuu wa hotondo nihongo o benkyou shimasen deshita.
I have hardly studied Japanese this week.

ほとんど誰もそれを買いません。
Hotondo dare mo sore o kaimasen.
Hardly anybody buys it.

-> See also: metta ni, amari