~めったに~ない

〜metta ni 〜nai

JLPT N3 Chapter 64: Without doing, and degrees of denial, 3 of 5

Formation

めったに + Verb[ない-form] / めったに + い-Adjective[ない-form] / めったに + な-Adjective[じゃない/ではない-form]

Used to express that something rarely, hardly ever or seldom happens.

When to use

めったに~ない: rarely, hardly ever (めったに外食しない).

Explanation

The ~めったに~ない grammar point is used to express that something rarely, hardly ever or seldom happens. It is a negative expression and always needs to be used with ~ない (negative form) at the end.

Example sentences

Frequency (Usually / Often / Sometimes)

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