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Hotondo
Hotondo
Meaning: Almost, scarcely, hardly, little, few.
When to use?
It is commonly used in affirmative and negative sentences.
1) In affirmative sentence
Shiken wa hotondo owarimashita.
Hiragana: しけんはほとんどおわりました。
Kanji: 試験は殆んど終わりました。
= The examination is almost finished.
2) In negative sentence
Senshuu wa hotondo eigo wo benkyou shimasen deshita.
Hiragana: せんしゅうはほとんどえいごをべんきょうしませんでした。
Kanji: 先週は殆んど英語を勉強しませんでした。
= I have hardly studied English last week.
Category:
Grammatical words
March 25, 2013 at 4:49 PM
Thanks, this has been very helpful.