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Kitani-Adverbs
Kitani-Adverb List
| English | Japanese |
|---|---|
| a little while ago | さっき (SAK'KI) |
| the other day | この間 (KONO-AIDA) |
| last time, previously | この前 (KONO-MAE) |
| these days, nowadays | この頃 (KONO-GORO) |
| next time (in the future tense) | 今度 (KONDO) |
| this time (mostly in the past tense) | 今度 (KONDO) |
| from now on | これから (KORE-KARA) |
| right away, immediately | すぐ (SUGU) |
| soon, immediately | すぐに (SUGU-NI) |
| in a short while | もうすぐ / まもなく (MÔ SUGU / MAMONAKU) |
| It's almost time to ... | そろそろ (SOROSORO) |
| to start with, first | まず / はじめに (MAZU / HAJIME-NI) |
| a while / quite a while | しばらく (SHIBARAKU) |
| ever since, all the way / time through | ずっと (ZUT'TO) |
| finally (after a long effort) | やっと (YAT'TO) |
| at last (usually an unfavorable result follows) | とうとう (TÔTÔ) |
| in the end (after all is said and done) | 結局 (KEK'KYOKU) |
| suddenly, abruptly | 急に (KYUU-NI) |
| a lot | たくさん (TAKUSAN) |
| full | いっぱい (IP'PAI) |
| considerably, fairly (more than a little) | だいぶ (DAIBU) |
| considerably, pretty (but not completely) | かなり (KANARI) |
| considerably, quite (to a great degree) | ずいぶん (ZUIBUN) |
| almost | ほとんど (HOTONDO) |
| completely | すっかり (SUK'KARI) |
| pretty, substantially, more than expected | 結構 (KEK'KÔ) |
| pretty, substantially, not to be taken lightly | なかなか (NAKANAKA) |
| just | 丁度 (CHÔDO) |
| frequently, time to time | 度々 (TABITABI) |
| often / well | 良く (YO-KU) |
| most of the time, mostly | 大抵 (TAITEI) |
| usually, ordinarily | 普通 (FUTSUU) |
| sometimes | 時々 (TOKIDOKI) |
| occasionally, on rare occasions | たまに (TAMA-NI) |
| by chance, by coincidence | 偶然 (GUUZEN) |
| all of a sudden, suddenly | 突然 (TOTSUZEN) |
| not so (much) ... | あまり…ない (AMARI…NA-I) |
| seldom ... | めったに…ない (MET'TA-NI…NA-I) |
| not ... at all | 全然…ない (ZENZEN…NA-I) |
| never, absolutely not ... | 決して…ない (KES'SHI-TE...NA-I) |
| not ... even a little | 少しも…ない (SUKOSHI-MO…NA-I) |
| not ... even once | 一度も…ない (ICHIDO-MO…NA-I) |
| not ... easily | なかなか…ない (NAKANAKA…NA-I) |
| for sure | きっと (KIT'TO) |
| without fail | 必ず (KANARAZU) |
| absolutely | 絶対に (ZET'TAI-NI) |
| at any cost (often used socially) | 是非 (ZEHI) |
| especially | 特に (TOKU-NI) |
| mainly | 主に (OMO-NI) |
| gradually, step by step | だんだん (DANDAN) |
| in a rapidly increasing manner | どんどん (DONDON) |
| clearly | はっきり (HAK'KIRI) |
| firmly | しっかり (SHIK'KARI) |
| neatly, precisely, in an organized way | きちんと (KICHIN-TO) |
| as expected | やっぱり / やはり (YAP'PARI / YAHARI) |
| anyway, in any case | とにかく (TONIKAKU) |
| for example | 例えば (TATOEBA) |
| deliberately, on purpose | わざと / 故意に (WAZA-TO / KOI-NI) |
| rather | むしろ (MUSHIRO) |
| in other words, in short, namely | つまり (TSUMARI) |
| of course | 勿論 (MOCHIRON) |
| provided (if ...), supposing (if ...) | もし |
Created by:
Chikako Kosakai
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