Lingakuそもそも
Frequency rank: 551.
- in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initioword usually written using kana alone
- after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")word usually written using kana aloneused when bringing up something already mentioned
- beginning; startword usually written using kana alone
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); adverb (fukushi)
conjunction
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Forms
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- in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio
- after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
- beginning; start
used when talking about the initial or fundamental point of something.
used to express emphasis, incredulity, or questioning about a situation.
What on earth are you thinking?
used to describe the starting point or the beginning of something.
Who started this project in the first place?
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Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
18 results
In any case, just being wanted by the police isn't enough to make you "a criminal."
I've tried reasoning with him but he just won't listen.
Is there an existing meaning if the person in charge does not take the responsibility to begin with?
Most accidents, after all, happen around the corner, not in the rainforest.
In any case why was it only mine that had a line in the LCD?
Wanting to improve your expressiveness, but not wanting to express it is a contradiction from the beginning.
16. すうぇえでんスウェーデンのあにめアニメぎょう業かい界がかかえる抱えるいちばん一番のもんだい問題は、そもそもすうぇえでんスウェーデンのあにめアニメぎょう業かい界というものがそんざい存在しないことである。
The problem with the Swedish animation industry is that it is, by and large, nonexistent.