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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio  (often written with kana only)
conjunction
2. ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")  (see also: 一体; often written with kana only)
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noun
going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)  (see also: そもそも)
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そもそもここへ
き
来
ては
い
行
かなかったのです。
You shouldn't have come here to begin with.
そもそも
ふたり
二人
が
はなし
話
をしているという
じじつ
事実
。
The fact is that they are talking in the first place.
そもそもなぜ
とり
鳥
は
いどう
移動
するのだろうか。
In the first place, why do the birds migrate at all?
そもそも
かれ
彼
が
き
来
たとしたら、
おどろ
驚
きだ。
If he comes at all, it will be surprising.
そもそも
きみ
君
が
き
来
たとは
おどろ
驚
いた。
I'm surprised you came at all.
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