Today’s Question
昨日20センチあまりの雪が降った。
How much snow did we get?
a. a bit more than 20 cm deep
b. exactly 20 cm deep
c. a bit less than 20 cm deep
Today’s Grammar Point: ～あまり
Connection
[approximate number] + [unit/counter] あまり
Meaning
a bit over ～ / a little more than ～
Note
You need to pick an approximate number slightly lower than the actual number.
Examples
昨日20センチあまりの雪が降った。
We had a bit over 20 cm snow.1年あまりアメリカに住んでいた。
I lived in America for a bit over 1 year.ジョンさんには80歳あまりのおばあさんがいる。
John has a grandmother who is in the early 80’s.50個あまりのリンゴがあるんだけど、食べてくれない？
As I have over 50 apples, couldn’t you eat some for me?お寿司を食べて、5000円あまり払った。
I had sushi and paid a bit over 5000 yen.
Similar expressions
- ～ほど = approximately (could be a bit more but could be a bit less)
- ～たらず = less than ～ (usually used to emphasize the number/quantity being small)
100人あまりの同級生のうち、大学に行ったのは50人ほどで、結婚したのは20人たらずだ。
Among a bit over 100 classmates, around 50 went to university and only less than 20 have been married.
Answer to Today’s Question:
The correct answer is a.
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