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JLPT N3 Grammar

めったに〜ない

N3Negation

N3 · Negation · めったに + 否定形

rarely; seldom

めったに + 否定形

Shows that something happens very rarely. It must be used with a negative expression.

Usually followed by ない or ません. It means very rare, not absolutely never.

仕事が忙しくて、最近はめったに映画を見ません。

I have been busy with work, so I rarely watch movies these days.

Do not use it with an affirmative sentence; めったに行きます is unnatural.

めったに waits for a negative ending.

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