JLPT N3 · な-adjective

あんまり (anmari)

あんまり is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “(not) very; (not) much”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: あんまり
Romaji: anmari
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

(not) very; (not) much · adverb · usually written in kana · with neg. sentence
too much; excessively; overly · adverb · usually written in kana · esp. as あまりに(も)
extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible · な-adjective, noun taking の
not very good; so-so; mediocre · な-adjective · colloquial · sometimes as あまり…

Example sentences

それはあまり価値がない。

It's not worth much.

Tatoeba #205558

この手の本はあまり読まない。

I don't read this kind of book much.

Tatoeba #221356

スイートルームのあまりの豪華さにウットリした。

We were entranced by the fabulous suite.

Tatoeba #215157

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of あんまり

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	あんまりだ	あんまりだ anmarida
Present (polite)	あんまりです	あんまりです anmaridesu
Negative	あんまりじゃない	あんまりじゃない anmarijanai
Past	あんまりだった	あんまりだった anmaridatta
Negative past	あんまりじゃなかった	あんまりじゃなかった anmarijanakatta
Te-form	あんまりで	あんまりで anmaride
Before a noun	あんまりな	あんまりな anmarina
Adverb (~ni)	あんまりに	あんまりに anmarini

Source: JMdict entry 1584930 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.