- 九分通り
- くぶどおり【九分通り】**almostほとんど, ほぼ
“Have you finished your work?”“Almost. ” 「もう仕事は終わりましたか」「ええ, 九分通り(終りました)」
(in) nine (cases) out of ten十中八九は.* * *くぶどおり【九分通り】〔9 割方〕 nine parts; nine-tenths; 〔ほとんど・ほぼ〕 almost [nearly, practically]; all but <▲> 以上は副詞(的用法); almost [nearly, practically] all; all but a few <▲> 以上は形容詞的用法.●学生の九分通り nine out of ten students; nearly [almost, practically] all students; all but a few students.
●家は九分通りできあがっていた. The house was almost [nearly, practically, all but] finished.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.