元々
もともと
originally; from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Adverb, No-adjective
originally; from the start; from the beginning; from the outset; by natureNa-adjective, Noun
none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
Example sentences
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They destroyed the native civilization.
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Originally they were farmers.
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He persisted in accomplishing his original plan.
確かに、脳と意識の関係はもともと因果関係ではないのだと考える学者もいる。
Indeed, some writers do not think the relation of brain to consciousness is a causal relation in the first place.
「服汚れるでしょ」「それはノープロブレム。もともとあんまり綺麗じゃないし」
"You'll get your clothes dirty." "No worries. They weren't very clean in the first place."