| 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 |