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なるたけ

as much as possible

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Examples

  1. なるたけ早く来てほしい。

    なるたけはやくきてほしい。

    I want you to come as early as you can.

  2. なるたけ安い店を探そう。

    なるたけやすいみせをさがそう。

    Let's look for the cheapest place we can.

  3. 油はなるたけ使わないようにしている。

    あぶらはなるたけつかわないようにしている。

    I try to use as little oil as possible.

Common patterns

なるたけ早く
as soon as possible
なるたけ〜ないように
to avoid doing as much as one can
なるたけ多く
as much as possible

Memory tip

A colloquial, slightly old-fashioned variant of なるべく with the same meaning. It sounds homely and warm in speech, so keep なるべく or できるだけ for anything written.

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