ほとんど〜

hotondo〜

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Formation

ほとんど + Verb / ほとんど + Noun

Used to express 'almost', 'nearly', or 'most'.

When to use

"Almost/nearly all" - the standard degree-based "almost".

Explanation

The ほとんど〜 grammar point is used to express that something is 'almost', 'nearly', or 'most'. It can appear in both negative contexts (hardly/barely) or positive contexts (almost all). It is typically followed by a verb or used with a noun to describe the quantity or extent of something.

Example sentences

Almost (Nearly)

Corpus examples (60)

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