How to Say ‘They don't pass much.’ in Japanese
あまりパスをしません。
amari pasu o shi mase n
[ah-mah-ree pasu oh shee mah-seh n]
💬 Usage Tip: あまり only means "not much" when the verb after it is negative, like しません here. Swap the verb: あまり食べません (amari tabemasen) "doesn't eat much".
Phrase Breakdown
あまり
amari
[ah-mah-ree]
too much; not very
With a negative form, あまり often means 'too much' in worried questions like this.
あまり無理していませんかと聞かれました。
I was asked, 'Aren't you overdoing it?'
パスをしません。
pasu o shi mase n
don't pass (the ball)
パス (pasu) is 'pass', and the final 'u' is almost silent. しません (shimasen) is the polite negative of する, 'to do'.
彼はパスをしません。
He doesn't pass.
Words in this phrase
パス
pasu
[pasu]
pass
A path or route designed to achieve a goal, especially in career context.
彼はキャリアのパスを決めました。
He decided his career path.
を
o
[oh]
object marker
The particle を marks the direct object of a verb.
チケットを二枚ください。
Two tickets, please.
し
shi
[shee]
do
し is the stem of する, meaning to do.
予約しします。
I do the reservation.
ませ
mase
[mah-seh]
polite negative stem
Part of the polite negative form ません.
今日は無理はしません。
I will not overdo it today.
ん
n
[n]
negative ending
The final sound completing the negative polite form.
一人は魚が食べられません。
One person cannot eat fish.
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