基本 – Basic Japanese Adverbs and Sentences
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Here are 20 basic Japanese adverbs and example sentences using them. Adverbs are used to add more meaning to verbs. With just a few key adverbs along with some basic verbs, you will be able to say a lot in Japanese.
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Expressing Time
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もう:already, before long
もう帰ろう
Let’s go home already
まだ:still
ご飯はまだあるよ
There still is food
すぐ:immediately
すぐに行く
I am going immediately
まず:first
まず考えさせて
first, let me think (about it)
初めて(はじめて):for the first time
これは初めて見た風景
This is the first time I have seen this scene
いつも:always
この道をいつも通っている
I am always taking this way
Adverbs for Large Amounts
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さらに:even more
昨日よりさらに人が多くなった
There are even more people than yesterday
よく:well
その話はよく分かるよ
I understand that story well
かなり:considerably, rather
やりたいことはかなりある
there are rather many things I want to do
とても:very
とても楽しい一日だった
it was a very fun day
Adverbs for Small Amounts
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少し(すこし):a little
少しだけでいい
Just a little is fine
ちょっと:a bit
ちょっと待って
wait just a bit
まったく:completely
話が全く違う
That is completely different from what we talked about
あまり…ない:rather, not so much
やりたいことはあまりない
there is not much I would like to do
Adverbs for this and that way
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そう:that, like that, in that way
そうするつもりです
I was planning on doing that
こう:this, like this, in this way
彼はこう言った…
He said this…
どう:how, what, in what way
どうした?
What happened?
Other Adverbs
やはり:as I thought, as expected
やはりそう思った
as expected, that is just as I thought
特に(とくに):especially, particularly
特に何もありません
there is not anything particularly
実際に(じっさいに):actually
実際にやってみたら、楽しかった
When I actually tried it it was fun
Learning common words is a good way to start learning Japanese. Learning common words in different word categories is even better. If you want to know where to go next, there is a special category of words in Japanese called Rentaishi. They are kind of like a type of adjective.
After that, I have several other posts on Vocabulary. Good luck with your Japanese learning journey.
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