副詞・程度N5
ほとんど
almost / mostly
Structure
ほとんど + V/Adj
Explanation
Means "almost all, nearly, most". ほとんど+affirmative = almost all; ほとんど+negative = hardly/barely.
Examples
クラスのほとんどが合格しました。
Almost everyone in the class passed.
朝は忙しくて、ほとんど食べません。
I am so busy in the morning that I barely eat.
Note
ほとんど+affirm=almost all; ほとんど+neg=hardly. Note intensity difference from ぜんぜん (complete negation).