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Grammar detail: あまり
あまり - not much; too ~
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あまり
+ negative adjective
or あまり
+ negative verb
means not much
For example:
However, the meaning can be reversed with the use of a positive adjective or verb, and sometimes the addition of にも for emphasis. For example:
verb plain form
+ あまり
or noun + の
+ あまり + X
also expresses the opposite idea - i.e., that too much of something caused X.For example:
あまり can also be written, less commonly, in kanji: 余り.
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