Meaning & usage
あまり expresses that something happens to an excessive degree, so much that it leads to a result. After a noun it usually takes のあまり, as in うれしさのあまり, while after verbs and adjectives it appears as あまり directly, as in あまり多くて.
Example sentences 8
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木はうれしさのあまりほとんど口がきけませんでした。
The tree was so happy she could hardly speak.
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名所があまり多くて１、２日で見るわけにはいかなかった。
There were too many sights to see in a day or two.
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彼女は問題の解答を見つけ出すのにあまり苦労しなかった。
She didn't have much difficulty finding out the answer to the problem.
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すっぴんは恥ずかしいのであまり見ないで下さい。
It's embarrassing to be seen without make-up so please don't stare.
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父が時計を買ってくれたが、あまり気に入らない。
My father bought me a watch, which I don't like very much.
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夕べの新聞にはめぼしい記事があまりなかった。
There wasn't much news in last night's newspaper.
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野球と言うことになるとあまり知らないのです。
When it comes to baseball, I don't know much.
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彼女は昨晩、あまり眠れなかったようです。
She seems to have slept badly last night.