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そもそも
Meanings
Adverb
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio
I do not need to sleep in the first place.
Conjunction
Usually written in kana
2. after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
used when bringing up something already mentioned
How on earth did it come to this?
Adjective (の)
Noun
Usually written in kana
3. beginning; start
That was our original aim, wasn't it!
Alt. forms
そもそも
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抑そもそも
抑そも々そも
抑そもそも
抑そも抑そも
Pitch accent
そ
もそも
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Used in: 5624
Composed of
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)
going back to the beginning (in a discussion, argument, etc.); returning to the fundamental points (of the issue at hand); discussion of how things began (in the first place)
Examples (21 in total)
What exactly is the economy?
How on earth did it come to this?
That was our original aim, wasn't it!
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