そもそも

somosomo

in the first place

JLPT N3 adverb

Example sentences

  • そもそも話はなしたの？

    Somosomo hanashi ta no?

    Did you speak at all?

  • そもそも読よんだんですか？

    Somosomo yon da n desu ka?

    Did you read it at all?

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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