How to say mostly in Japanese

JLPTN4
たいていtaitei☆《大抵・大てい》 Inflection

adjectival noun / adverb / noun:

  • mostly; ordinarily; usually; generally
  • probably

~の noun / noun:

  • most; almost all
  • ordinary - before a neg. form

adjectival noun:

  • proper; appropriate; moderate - usu. as 〜にする

Example Sentences

惑星wakuseiのno表面hyoumenはhaほとんどhotondoがga水mizuからkara出来ているdekiteiru。
The surface of a planet is composed mostly of water.
煉瓦rengaのno大部分daibubunはha粘土nendoからkaraなっているnatteiru。
Bricks consist mostly of clay.
父chichiはhaたいていtaitei日曜日nichiyoubiはhaゴルフGORUFUをwoしているshiteiru。
Father mostly plays golf on Sunday.
表面上hyoumenjou、本書honshoのno大部分daibubunはha一連ichirenのno事例jireiのno変遷hensenをwo記録kirokuしたshitaものであるmonodearu。
On the surface the book consists mostly of a series of case histories.
彼らのkarerano大部分daibubunはha女性joseiだったdatta。
They were mostly women.

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