Vocab Info

N4 Adverb

ほとんど

mostly, nearly, practically, well-nigh, almost invariably, all but, just about, almost

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    Examples

    • (かれ)ほとんど毎日(まいにち)(しろ)いシャツを()ている。

      He wears a white shirt almost every day.

      N4
    • 頭痛(ずつう)はもうほとんど(なお)りました。

      My headache is almost gone now.

      N4
    • (ちち)(はや)宿題(しゅくだい)()わらせなさい。」(むすめ)「もうほとんど()わったよ!」

      Father: 'Hurry up and finish your homework.' Daughter: 'I'm mostly done!'

      N4
    • その社長(しゃちょう)(くろ)歴史(れきし)については、(わたし)以外(いがい)ほとんど社員(しゃいん)()らないはずです。

      I am sure that most employees do not know about the black history of that president, except for me.

      N3
    • 友達(ともだち)和子(かずこ)(いえ)では、(ちち)ではなく(はは)ほとんど(すべ)ての家事(かじ)(にな)っているらしいです。

      At my friend Kazuko's house, it seems that her mother, not her father, is responsible for almost all household chores.

      N3
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