Zizka Sempai Donor Joined 14 Apr 2016 Messages 528 Reaction score 33 21 Feb 2020 #1 In the sentence above, shouldn't there be a particle after 最近? How come there isn't any? Also, is there a difference between とても and すごく or are they simply synonyms?
In the sentence above, shouldn't there be a particle after 最近? How come there isn't any? Also, is there a difference between とても and すごく or are they simply synonyms?
S SomeCallMeChris 先輩 Ten-year veteran Joined 5 May 2013 Messages 962 Reaction score 509 21 Feb 2020 #2 最近 is a relative time expression, like 今日・昨日・明日, and so similarly is used without a particle to indicate the time of an event. すごく contains more feeling. とても is more natural in negative expressions But yes, pretty much they are synonyms.
最近 is a relative time expression, like 今日・昨日・明日, and so similarly is used without a particle to indicate the time of an event. すごく contains more feeling. とても is more natural in negative expressions But yes, pretty much they are synonyms.
