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Adverb
The degree of something is not great. | (not) very much; (not) very |
(ks). この本はあまりよくない・よくありません。
This book is not very good.
(a). 鈴木さんはあまり食べない。
Miss Suzuki does not eat much.
(b). 私はあまり速く走れません。
I cannot run very fast.
1. The adverb あまり usually occurs in negative sentences, meaning 'not very (much)'. あまり is one of a group of adverbs which co-occur with negative predicates. They include:
2. あんまり is a phonological variant of あまり and usually used in conversation.
3. In limited situations, あまり can be used in affirmative sentences, too. In this case, it means 'very; too' with a negative implication. Examples: