ほとんど

This is the 423rd most frequent Japanese word.


ほとんど

Almost; nearly; mostly.


Here, 'ほとんど' is used as a noun modifying particle-phrase to express 'most of'.

ほとんどの学生が試験に合格しました。

Most of the students passed the exam.


Here, 'ほとんど' modifies '毎日', meaning 'almost' in terms of frequency.

この部屋にはほとんど毎日います。

I am in this room almost every day.


In this sentence, 'ほとんど' quantifies the noun '雨', expressing 'almost none'.

昨日はほとんど雨が降りませんでした。

There was almost no rain yesterday.