ほとんど

almost

N4 #3,176

Meanings

also 殆ど · 殆んど

  1. adverb, usually in kana almost; nearly; mostly; practically; virtually; basically; just about; all but
  2. usually in kana, with neg. verb hardly; barely; scarcely; little
  3. noun, takes の, usually in kana large majority; large proportion; greater part; most (of); almost all (of)

In sentences

ほとんど話はなせない。 She can hardly speak. #196097

ほとんど終おわった？ Are you almost finished? #8727066

ほとんど働はたらけなかった。 I was barely able to work. #196104

ほとんど全部ぜんぶ分わかった。 I almost understood the entire thing! #1422878

ほとんど寝ねれなかった。 I almost didn't sleep. #10838407

ほとんど紙かみが残のこっていません。 There's very little paper left. #196118

それについてほとんど知しらない。 He knows hardly anything about it. #205684

彼かれはほとんど来こない。 He seldom, if ever, comes. #110912