The difference between あまり and あんまり remains unclear.
I sure wish the original teacher answer to this question didn't link to other questions. It is so convenient that we teachers also use it to find the old questions already asked. So many students do not use the search function for the question. Kanako you did an awesome job on this question! I am glad you are linking to prior questions. But TOTEMO SUKI means "very like" which as you know doesn't even make sense in English.Īnd just a teacher to teacher note. It's great that you have Japanese friends! がんばってください。įor something like that just say だいすき (DAISUKI). You can say あんまりよくないです。(ANMARI YOKU NAI DESU = It's not so good.).īut you can't say とてもすきじゃないです。(TOTEMO SUKI JA NAI DESU) because とても(TOTEMO) is only used for positive sentences. &ref=qa&getQuestion=000351">What does ANMARI mean? Basically, this totemo has the same role as the last one explained above: it can work to make an emphasized expression.
totemo : an adverb of degree mainly used with nai to make a strong negative expression in a sentence. &ref=qa&getQuestion=100686">How can I use ANMARI in a sentence? Next, let me explain totemo used to make a strong negative expression in a sentence. &ref=qa&getQuestion=000605">Which will you hear spoken more often, AMARI or ANMARI? It tells you the difference between あまり(AMARI) and あんまり (ANMARI). Please look at the similar questions answered in the past. Bunpou, belajar bahasa Jepang N5, partikel (amari dan totemo) Beserta penjelasan lengkap mulai dari,Cara penggunaan amari dan totemo beserti pola kalimat,Da. If it's positive, you have to say とてもすきです ( TOTEMO SUKI DESU = I like it very much.) So you can't say あんまりすきです (ANMARI SUKI DESU). あんまり (ANMARI = not very much) is only used for a negative sentence.