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Grammar detail: あまり

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JLPT:

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:

べはあまり

くなかった。
It wasn't very hot last night.

この

が

たらない。
This room gets little sunshine.

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:

あまり

けない。
It is too hot to work.

はあまりにも

たいりょう

のビールを

む。
He drinks a huge amount of beer.

verb plain form + あまり or noun + の + あまり + X also expresses the opposite idea that too much of something caused X. For example:

それはあまりにもうますぎる

だ。
That's too good a story to be true.

は

りのあまり

も

けなかった。
She was so angry that she could not speak.

あまり can also be written, less commonly, in kanji: 余り.

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あまりに（も） - too ~; too much; excessive ~

Kanji used in this grammar

余

ヨ surplus; left over; extra あます to leave over あまる to be left over

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夕

セキゆう night

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暑

ショあつい hot (weather)

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部

ブ part

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屋

オクや roof

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日

ニチジツ sun; day ひ -か

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光

コウひかり light, sunshine ひかる to shine, twinkle

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当

トウあてるあたる to hit

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働

ドウはたらく to work

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彼

ヒかれ he

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大

ダイタイおおきい big おおいに very much おお-

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量

リョウはかる to measure

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飲

インのむ to drink

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話

ワはなす to talk はなし talking

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女

ジョニョニョウ woman; female おんな woman め woman

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怒

ド angry おこるいかる to be angry

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口

コウクくち mouth

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利

リ effective, interest, profit, advantage きく to be effective

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