say almost using hotondo

hotondo have various meaning, it can mean : almost, a few, little, we can use hotondo as adjective verb, and it use both in first sentence and center of sentence. oke let's see some example below

first sentence
ほとんど　この　仕事は終わらない。
hotondo kono shigoto wa owaranai
this work almost doesn't done.
pekerjaan ini hampir tidak selesai

center sentence
今週は仕事たくさんあって日本語はほとんど勉強しません。
konsyuu wa shigoto takusan atte, nihongo ha hotondo benkyousimasen.
minggu ini banyak sekali kerjaan, hampir tidak belajar sama sekali.

すしは　ほとんど　食べません。
sushi wa hotondo tabemasen.
(I) almost doesn't eat sushi.
(saya) hampir tidak makan sushi sama sekali.

before hotondo is very common using particle wa. hotondo can followed by negative sentence and positive sentence like example above.

hotondo di gunakan untuk menyatakan hampir, baik di ikuti kalimat positif maupun kalimat negatif, seperti pada contoh di atas.

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explanation of japanese language conjunction verb tabini

tabini , consist of two word, tabi and ni, here is kanji of tabini ,

度に, たびに

formula
before tabini is V.ru or dictionary form, so in simple formula
V.ru + tabini

tabini is conjunction verb, with mean every time, whenever, and each time.
here some example sentence using tabini.

レストラン　で　彼が会う度に　スパゲチィ　を　食べる。
resutoran de kare ga au tabini supagetyi wo taberu.
every time he meets me in restaurant he always eat spaghetti.
setiap kali bertemu dia di restoran (dia selalu) makan spageti

仕事は　終わる度に、コーヒ　を飲む。
shigoto ha owaru tabini, kohi wo nomu.
everytime finish the jobs, (I) drink coffee.
setiap kali pekerjaan selesai (saya) minum kopi.

電車に乗る度に　彼女　と　会って　仕事の話すを始める。
densyani noru tabini kanojyo to atte shigoto no hanasu wo hajimeru.
each time (I) enter the train i meet her then beginning conversation about our jobs.
setiap waktu masuk kereta, (aku) bertemu dia dan mulai mengobrol tentang pekerjaan.

ok three example i think enough.
Tabini, dipakai untuk mengungkapkan arti setiap kali, setiap waktu, sebelum kata tabini adalah kata kerja bentuk kamus (verb. ru)
lihat masing-masing contoh di atas.

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hodo, gurai meaning, and tsukai kata

here i try to explain hodo, this particle and phrase is common use to give expression about quantity,indicate approximation of amount, it's like gurai, in english we can says "about".

here some example sentence using hodo
Quantity, About.

1. kono shigoto ha ichi jikan hodo ato owaru to omou.
この　仕事　は　１時間ほど後終わると思う。
I think this jobs will finish about 1 hour later.
sekitar 1 jam lagi pekerjaan ini selesai.

2. nagano kara tokyo made densya de san jikan hodo kakarimasu.
長野から　東京まで　電車で　３時間ほど　かかります。
from Nagano to tokyo with train will spend about 3 hours.
dari Nagano ke tokyo dengan KRL membutuhkan waktu sekitar 3 jam.

Comparison, Like Usual
we can use hodo to compare situation, see example below.

1. kotoshi no natsu ha itsumo hodo atsusa da ne.
今年の夏は　いつもほど　暑さだね。
this year summer degree is like usual.
musim panas tahun ini, panasnya seperti biasanya ya.

Something Increase
hodo is also have meaning that something increase, the others will increase as well.
Ok, here example

nandemo,nankaidemo rensyuu sureba suru hodo, jyouzu ni narimasu.
何でも、何回でも　練習すればするほど　上手に　なります。
with everything,every time you take more practice, the better will you get.
dengan semua, dan berapakalipun mencoba dan mencoba terus, semakin bagus hasilnya.

actually from book that i read, hodo also have meaning to take specific situation, but becouse i didn't understand yet, i can explain at this post.

HODO
partikel hodo dapat mempunyai makna yang berbeda, dan dapat memiliki arti seperti halnya :
1. kira-kira, kurang lebih.
2. seperti biasanya, perbandingan kondisi.
3. peningkatan, berhubungan dengan sebab akibat.

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