余り

How to remember it

"Amari" is the leftover amount; with negatives it softens to "not very".

Example sentences

• 私はあまり肉を食べません。

  わたしはあまりにくをたべません。

  I don't eat much meat.

• この映画はあまり面白くないです。

  このえいがはあまりおもしろくないです。

  This movie isn't very interesting.

Usage

With negative verbs means "not very"; as a noun means "leftovers".

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