あまり
Also written あんまり, 余り, 餘り
Meanings
- Noun, の-adjective remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers
- Adverb (not) very; (not) much (with neg. sentence)
- too much; excessively; overly (esp. as あまりに(も)) See also: あまりに. See also: のあまり.
- な-adjective, の-adjective extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible
- な-adjective not very good; so-so; mediocre (sometimes as あまり…)
- Noun suffix more than; over
Example sentences
- 歌詞を見てみれば、あまり意味が無いことに気付くでしょう。
If you look at the lyrics, they don't really mean much. - 答えが分かったんだ、でもあまりにすぐに分かったものだから正解であるはずがないんだ。
I found a solution, but I found it so fast that it can't be the right solution. - 私の母はあまり英語が上手に話せない。
My mom doesn't speak English very well. - 母は英語があまりできません。
My mom doesn't speak English very well. - あまりにたくさんの仕事があるので、私はもう１時間います。
I have so much work that I will stay for one more hour.