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大抵, たいてい

  • taitei
JLPT LEVEL 4

Definition

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), adverb (fukushi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

  • mostly
  • ordinarily
  • usually
  • generally

Definition

  • probably

Definition

nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no', noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

  • most
  • almost all

Definition

  • (before a neg. form) ordinary

Definition

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

  • proper
  • appropriate
  • moderate

Examples of 大抵,たいてい in a Sentence

夜はたいていの人が寝る時である。
Night is when most people go to bed.
Ｘ記号は数学ではたいてい未知数を表す。
The symbol "X" usually stands for an unknown quantity in mathematics.
彼女はたいてい六時頃に家に帰ってくる。
She comes home at about six as a rule.
たいていの人は以前よりも暮らし向きがよいと思う。
I think most people are better off now than they used to be.
彼女はたいてい日曜日は家にいます。
She is usually at home on Sundays.
たいていの人はテレビを見るのが好きです。
Most people like watching TV.
若者はたいてい活気に満ちている。
Young people are usually full of energy.
男子生徒はたいてい偉大な運動選手を尊敬するものだ。
Schoolboys usually look up to great athletes.
大抵の晩餐は１１時頃に終わります。
Most dinner parties break up about eleven o'clock.
重病のために、彼は、たいていの人のようには体を動かすことができない。
Because of a serious disease, he can't move his body as most people can.

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