043 副詞(Adverbs)④ 副詞の用法 程度・頻度
様態・場所・時・程度・頻度、などを表す
※位置:①一般動詞の前、②be動詞/助動詞の後
【程度】
almost, barely, completely, fairly(かなり),hardly, little, much
nearly, only, perfectly, quite, rather, scarcely, seriously, slightly,
somewhat(やや/少々)
【例文】
1 Oh, I almost forgot.
(もう少しで忘れるところだった)
現在形
cf. I forget things (easily).
(私は(よく)物忘れをします)
2 I completely forgot (that) it's her birthday today.
3 I am seriously thinking of studying in Australia.
4 I can hardly see without my glasses.
(私は眼鏡なしではほとんど見えません)
【頻度】
100%~0%
always
usually
often, frequently
sometimes, occasionally
rarely(めったにない),seldom
never
※一定の頻度(文末)
annually/yearly
monthly
weekly
daily
【例文】
5 You are always welcome.
6 I usually go to bed at one o'clock in the morning.
7 I rarely go to the movies.
≒I hardly ever go to the movies.
8 The lunch menu changes daily.
形容詞
cf. a daily newspaper(日刊新聞)
