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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

個人的に

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kojinteki ni

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Personally/ˈpɜː.sən.əl.i/
adverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #450 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"個人的に、これは良いアイデアだと思います。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adverb
  1. 1

    In a personal manner; relating to oneself.

    "I personally believe that education is the key to success."
  2. 2

    Used to emphasize that something is true for the speaker.

    "Personally, I think the movie was overrated."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English 'personal', tracing back through Old French to the Latin 'personalis', ultimately rooted in 'persona' (actor's mask or character). The adverbial suffix '-ly' was added to form a term expressing individual perspective or direct action.

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