抑そもそも

somosomo

Noun

Adverb

1. in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio

Usually Written in Kana

そもそもなぜ鳥とりは移動いどうするのだろうか。

somosomo naze toriwa idō suru nodarōka.

Why do birds migrate in the first place?

Conjunction

2. after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

Usually Written in Kana

そもそも事故じこの大半たいはんは熱帯ねったい雨林うりんではなく、身近みじかな場所ばしょでおこるのである。

somosomo jikono taihanwa nettaiurindewanaku mijikana bashode okoru nodearu.

Most accidents, after all, happen around the corner, not in the rainforest.

Noun

no-Adjective

3. beginning; start

Usually Written in Kana

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