JLPT N5 vocabulary
余り: meaning, reading and conjugation
Reading and pitch accent
あまり3Odaka · falls after na-adjectivealso 1 adverb 0 adverb
na-adjective
Meaning
- remainder, remnant, rest, balance, surplus, meal remains, leftovers
- (not) very, (not) much (adverb, with a negative sentence)
- too much, excessively, overly (adverb)
- extreme, great, severe, tremendous, terrible (adjectival noun, no-adjective)
- more than, over (noun suffix)
Conjugation
| Form | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| Plain present普通形 | 余り | 余り |
| Plain past過去形 | 余り | 余り |
| Polite presentです形 | 余り | 余り |
| Polite pastでした形 | 余り | 余り |
| Te-formて形 | 余り | 余り |
| Modifying | ||
| Before a noun連体形 | 余り | —not in common use |
| As an adverb連用形 | 余り | —not in common use |
| Conditions and moods | ||
| If (-ba)ば形 | 余り | 余り |
| If / when (-tara)たら形 | 余り | 余り |
Example sentences
疲れのあまり、一歩も歩けなかった。
I was so tired that I couldn't take a single step.
このラーメンはあまりおいしくないね …。
This ramen isn't very tasty, is it…
あまりの暑さに、今日は外へ出かけられなかった。
It was so hot that I couldn't go out today.