滅多に (めったに): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

滅多に (めったに) means rarely / seldom (with negative).

See example sentences below.

滅多に at a glance

滅多に

めったにmettani

N3adv

rarely / seldom (with negative)

滅多にめったにmettaniN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

rarely / seldom (with negative)

Example 1

めったに映画を見ません。

Translation

I rarely watch movies.

Example 2

彼はめったに遅れません。

Translation

He seldom arrives late.