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よっぽど
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word よっぽど.
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Entry
1
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); 余 is ateji
very; greatly; much; considerably; to a large extent; quite
Examples
あいつがガッツポーズするなんて、よっぽど嬉しかったんだろうな。
It must have been something really big for him to strike a triumphant pose like that.
2
just about to; almost; very nearly
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