► 副詞
元々 [もともと] meaning: origin rank: 1
☆ その自転車は元々は私が自分のために買ったのだが、今は息子が使っている ⇨ I originally bought that bicycle for myself, but now my son uses it
☆ 彼は鍛える前から元々強かった ⇨ He had been strong in the first place, even before he started training
► 名詞
元々 [もともと] [駄目で元々] [coll] meaning: same rank: 2
☆ 駄目で元々だからとにかくやってみよう ⇨ If we fail, we will be just at the same spot, we won’t lose anything, so let’s give it a shot (☛ Literally means the origin. You will be at the same spot after you try something and fail. You won’t gain anything but you won’t lose anything either)
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