Usages of hotondo
祖母 は ほとんど 外 に 出ない が、 週末 は 公園 に 行く。sobo ha hotondo soto ni denai ga, syuumatu ha kouen ni iku.
My grandmother hardly goes outside, but she goes to the park on weekends.
私 は 昼寝 を する 時間 が ほとんど ない。watasi ha hirune wo suru zikan ga hotondo nai.
I hardly have time to take a nap.
データ を ほとんど 使わなかった うえ に、 超過料金 まで ある。deeta wo hotondo tukawanakatta ue ni, tyoukaryoukin made aru.
I hardly used any data, and on top of that there is even an overage charge.
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