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Đề Thi Tiếng Nhật

めったに~ない

metta ni nai

Rarely; seldom; hardly ever

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Formation 接続

めったに+negative predicate
Full formation notes

めったに + negative predicate

Explanation 説明

States that an event occurs only on rare occasions. It normally combines with a negative verb or a negative existence statement.

Examples 例文

  1. 私わたくしは外そとにめったに出でかけない。

    I rarely go out.

  2. 彼かれはめったに本ほんを読よまない。

    He rarely reads books.

  3. ホームシアターがあるので、めったに映画館えいがかんで映画えいがを見みません。

    I have a home theater, so I rarely watch films at the cinema.

  4. 彼女かのじょは週末しゅうまつに出勤しゅっきんすることは滅多めったにない。

    She rarely goes to work on weekends.

  5. こんなチャンスは滅多めったにないよ。

    An opportunity like this rarely comes along.

How related patterns differ 比較

なかなか~ない describes a desired result that does not come easily; めったに~ない describes low frequency. っこない strongly denies a possibility rather than expressing a future plan. っけ checks a memory. だらけ describes something full of usually undesirable things.

PatternMeaningExample
めったに~ないRarely; seldom; hardly ever私わたくしは外そとにめったに出でかけない。
I rarely go out.
~なかなかNot easily; not for a long time; quiteバスがなかなか来きません。
The bus is taking a long time to come.
~だらけCovered in; full of undesirable thingsこの作文さくぶんは漢字かんじの間違まちがいだらけです。
This essay is full of kanji mistakes.
~っけWhat was it again?; checking one's memory明日あすの会議かいぎは何時いつからだっけ。
What time does tomorrow's meeting start again?
~っこないThere is no way; absolutely cannotこんな難むずかしい問題もんだいは、一人ひとりでは解とけっこない。
There is no way I can solve such a difficult problem alone.

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