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modifiers that go before words & adverbs

1
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adverb

  • slowly; slower
  • at a leisurely pace

Please walk slowly

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yukuri ～

yukuri aruite kudasai.

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adverb

quickly; faster

please walk a bit faster

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hayaku ～

はやく

chotto hayaku aruite kudasai.

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adverb

a little bit; a bit

I understand a little Japanese.

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  • chotto
  • sukoshi

Nihongo o chotto wakarimasu.

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adverb

  1. a lot; many
  2. plenty

2 answers

There is a lot of people in Shibuya.

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  • takusan ～
  • ooku ～

takusan is more colloquial than ooku

Shibuya ni hito ga takusan desu.

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adverb

more (in quantity or intensity)

I need to study more.

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motto ～

もっと

motto benkyoushinakya ikemasen.

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adverb

already

I already ate dinner.

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mou + V past tense

mou + V mashita

bangohan mou tabemashita

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adverb

another

as in additional

I want to eat another pizza

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mou hitotsu + N

mou piza o tabetai desu.

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adverb

won’t ～ anymore

I won’t go to Osaka anymore.

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mou + V neg

mou + V masen

Osaka ni mou ikimasen

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adverb

～ still

I’m still working

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mada + V te iru.

mada shigoto shite imasu

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adverb

～ yet.

I haven’t eaten yet

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mada + V te inai.

mada tabete imasen

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adverb

again

I want to go to Japan again.

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mata ～

Nihon ni mata ikitai desu.

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adverb

very

3 answers

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  • totemo
  • sugoku
  • mecha (slang)
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  • not so (adj)
  • not that (adj)

carrying nuance of pleasant surpise

oh, it’s not that expensive

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sonna ni

そんあに + neg adjective

sonna ni takakunai

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probably

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tabun

たぶん

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adverb

absolutely; definitely

agreement to opinion statements

Tokyo is definitely more fun than Osaka.

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zettai ni

ぜったい

Tokyo wa Osaka yori zettai tanoshii desu.

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of course; certainly

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mochiron

もちろん

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always

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itsumo

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generally; for the most part

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daitai

だいたい

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normally; typically；usually

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futsuu

ふつう

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  • often
  • well (skillfully)
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yoku

よく

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  • not often; not much
  • not very; not really

I don’t speak Japanese very much in America

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amari

あまり + negative verb or adjective

amerika de nihongo o amari hanashimasen

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adverb

  • not at all
  • absolutely not
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zenzen + neg adj/verb

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  • lately
  • these days
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saikin

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24
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adverb

sometimes

2 answers

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  • tokidoki
  • tamani

tamani is less frequent than tokodoki

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25
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together

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isshoni

いっしょに

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  • from now on
  • from this moment forward
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imakara

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moving forward

moving forward I will study everyday.

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korekara

これから

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after that

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sono ato

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exactly

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choudo

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30
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  • seriously?
  • really?
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maji

まじ

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  • how
  • how is/was…

how was your tip?

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dou

どう

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32
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how do you do (something)

how do you make ramen?

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douyatte ～

どうやって

ramen wa douyatte tsukurimasu ka

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33
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which + (noun)

which city do you want to visit first?

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dono

どの

dono toshi o mazu otozuretai desu ka

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  • how much
  • how long
  • how (adjective)
  • how many
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donokurai

どのくらい

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35
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how many

How many shoes did you buy?

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ikutsu

kutsu wa ikutsu kaimashita ka

36
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  • more than expected
  • more than I thought
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omottayori

37
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  • quite (+ adj)
  • pretty (+ adj)

it’s quite tasty

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kanari

かなり

kanari oishii desu yo

38
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  • full; to the brim
  • a lot; packed
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ippai

いっぱい

39
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  1. in front of
  2. before
  3. ～ ago
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mae

まえ

40
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  1. later
  2. after

I will study later.

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ato de

あとで

41
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most

42
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what kind/type of

what kind of alcohol is that?

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don’na

sore wa don’na sake desu ka

43
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  • which (polite)
  • where (polite)
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dochira

どちら

politerversion of dore (which) and doko (where)

44
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adverb

which

2 answers

which one is better?

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  1. docchi ga(2 options)
  2. dore ga (3+ options)
45
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  • some more
  • a little more
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mou sukoshi/chotto

もうすこし・もうちょっと

46
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very soon

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mou sugu

もうすぐ

47
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adverb

almost

Dinner is almost done.

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hotondo

ほとんど

bangohan o hotondo dekimashita

48
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  • actually
  • in fact
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jitsu (wa)

じつ

49
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  • as much as possible
  • as much as it can be
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dekiru dake

50
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both

polite

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dochira mo

どちらも

51
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both (casual)

I will buy both.

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docchimo

どっちも

52
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either; any

Either is fine.

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dochidemo

どちでも

53
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however

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shikashi

しかし

54
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for example

55
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  • as always
  • as usual
  • per usual

as usual/always, this bar is the best!

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aikawarazu

あいかわらず

56
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  • even still
  • even so
  • nevertheless
57
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it’s a far (verb)

it’s a far walk

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tooku

tooku ni arukimasu yo

58
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adverb

it’s a close/short (verb)

it’s a short walk

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chikaku

chikaku ni arukimasu yo

59
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  • once more
  • again
60
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  • for now
  • first of all
61
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usually

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taitei

たいてい

62
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particle

  • therefore
  • because of that
  • so
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  • sore de
  • kara
63
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and then

64
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  • and also
  • in addition

add additional information or emphasize an extra point

Japan is fun. And also, the food is delicious!

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sore ni

それに

nihon wa tanoshii desu. sore ni, tabemono wa oishii desu!

65
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adverb

straight

Go straight from here.

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massugu

massugu + verb

66
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noun

  • on the side of
  • directly next to
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(no) tonari

となり

67
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left

68
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right

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migi

みぎ

69
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hey; so; you know…

70
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demonstrative adj (goes before N, Adj, V)

  1. (things) like that / such (things) ～
  2. it’s “that” ～
  3. that much/many
  4. no way! ; really!?

such a thing is expensive

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  1. sonna + N
  2. sonna ni + adj
  3. sonna ni + verb
  4. sonna!

sonna mono wa takai desu

71
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  1. I knew it; just as I thought
  2. as expected
  3. still; as before
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yappari

やっぱり

72
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  • shortly
  • in a moment
  • soon
73
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That much ～

2 answers

Did you drink that much coffee today?

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  1. sorehodo
  2. sonna ni

kyou wa sorehodo/sonna ni kohi o nomimashita ka

74
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  1. not really/particularly ～
  2. anything/whatever/wherever/whenever/don’t care

carries negative tone or indifference

I don’t paricularly like Osaka

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  1. betsu ni + neg ending
  2. betsu ni.

べつに

Osaka ga betsu ni suki ja nai desu.

75
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Adverb

  • Indeed
  • certainly

Indeed, Japan will be very fun!

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tashikani ～

たしかに

76
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adverb

  1. by all means (inviter)
  2. definitely (invitee)

expressing an eagerness/enthusiasm to join

“by all means” let’s grab a drink this weekend. “defnitely.”

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zehi ～

ぜひ

77
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correctly; properly; thouroughly

used with actions

please clean thouroughly

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chanto + verb phrase

chanto souji shite kudasai

78
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3 ways to say

it’s not that ～

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  1. sonna ni + neg adj
  2. amari + neg adj
  3. betsu ni + neg adj

amari is most common for general statements

79
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Demonstrative Adjective

such ～ / that kind of ～

things like that/such things are expensive.

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souiu (+ N)

そういう

80
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  • in the near future
  • soon

2 answers

I will visit tokyo again, in the near future/soon.

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  • chikai uchi ni ～
  • mou sugu ～

chikai uchi ni tokyo ni mata otozuremasu

81
Q

interrogative

how come; why

howcome/why are you learning Japanese?

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doushite

どうして

82
Q

interrogative

why

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nande

なんで

83
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adverb

  • separate
  • separately

2 answers

we’re going to Japan separately

A
  • betsu betsu no
  • betsu betsu ni

nihon ni betsu betsu ni ikimasu

84
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  • definitely
  • without a doubt

Tokyo is definitely more fun than Osaka.

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machigainaku

まちがいなく

85
Q

conjunction

and then after that

We’re having dinner. And then after that we’re watching a movie

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sorekara

それから

Bangohan tabemasu. Sorekara eiga o mimasu.

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