Adverb (usually used in formal writing and formal speech) (Advanced ㊤ 526)
An adverb representing the ideas “all; totally; mostly; approximately”.
Equivalent: Generally; commonly; all; quite entirely; totally; utterly; (not) at all; for the most part; mostly; almost; approximately; roughly; about; rough; general
| (i) およそ | Nounは | Where Adjective(い/な) has a negative meaning |
| およそ優れた研究者は | excellent researchers in general; all excellent researchers | |
| (ii) およそ | Adjective(い/な) | |
| およそつまらない | Quite boring | |
| およそ不可能だ | Totally impossible | |
| (iii) およそ | {Vnegative/Adjectiveいstemく/Adjectiveなstemで}ない | |
| およそ向いていない | Someone is not at all suited for something | |
| およそ面白くない | Something is not at all interesting | |
| およそ経済的でない | Something is not economical at all | |
| (iv) およそ | {V/Adjective(い/な}/Nounだ} | |
| およそ分かる | Someone understands almost everything | |
| およそ正しい | Something/someone is about right | |
| およそ完成だ | Something is almost complete | |
| (v) およそ | のNoun | |
| およそ考え | A general idea | |
| およそ見積もり | A rough estimate | |
| (vi) およそ | Number(+Counter) | |
| およそ十万人 | Approximately 100,000 people |
