もともと
元々
originally; from the start; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
N5Common wordAdverb
Adverb, No-adjective
originally•from the start•from the beginning•from the outset•by nature
Na-adjective, Noun
none the worse (for)•(coming out) even•in the same position (as before)
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Example Sentences
彼らは元々あった文明を破壊した。
They destroyed the native civilization.
彼らはもともと農業をやっていました。
Originally they were farmers.
彼は自分のもともとの計画を成し遂げることに固執した。
He persisted in accomplishing his original plan.
確かに、脳と意識の関係はもともと因果関係ではないのだと考える学者もいる。
Indeed, some writers do not think the relation of brain to consciousness is a causal relation in the first place.
「服汚れるでしょ」「それはノープロブレム。もともとあんまり綺麗じゃないし」
"You'll get your clothes dirty." "No worries. They weren't very clean in the first place."