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___ [nv] 殆ど hotondo
= Translation of almost | nearly all | most
Construction
= "hardly" when used in the negative
hotondo almost | nearly ___
hotondo + negative clause Hardly | Only a few ___
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彼はほとんど毎日ここへ来る。
Kare wa hotondo mainichi koko e kuru.
He comes here almost every day.
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日曜日ほとんどの会社は休む。
Nichiyōbi hotondo no kaisha wa yasumu.
On Sunday most companies have the day off.