More Quantifiers Posted by Ginny on Mar 10, 2010 in Grammar
Continuing from the previous post, here are some more quantifiers:
余り/あまり = not often, not much
うどんは余り好きじゃありません = I don’t like udon that much.
(うどん = udon. は = subject marking particle. あまり/余り = that much/not much. すきじゃありません/好きじゃありません = don’t like)
時々/ときどき = sometimes, from time to time.
私は時々公園で遊びます = I play at the park from time to time.
(わたし/私 = I. は = subject marking particle. とこどき/時々 = from time to time. こうえん/ 公園 = park. で = at. あそびます/遊びます = play)
可なり/かなり = rather, considerably.
この時計は可なり安いですね = This watch is rather cheap, isn’t it?
(この = this. とけい/時計 = watch. は = subject marking particle. かなり/可なり = rather. やすい/安い = cheap. ですね = isn’t it)
一杯/いっぱい = filled/full of /a lot
空は星で一杯です = The sky is filled with (full of) stars.
(そら/空 = sky. は = subject marking particle. ほし/星 = stars. で = de particle. いっぱい/一杯 = filled with. です = is)
もっと = more.
彼女はもっと美しいです = She is more beautiful.
(かのじょ/彼女 = she. は = subject marking particle. もっと = more. うつくしいです/美しいです = beautiful)
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