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7課 程度と時間
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7課

まあまあ~

接続:まあまあ + Adj/です
It's okay; quite good. The rating is average-good, not excellent but acceptable.
注意 / Note:だいたい is roughly/mostly, not a quality assessment like まあまあ.
使い分け / How to choose quickly:Use when: The rating is quite good, temporarily okay
Wonder: Want to praise/criticize just enough without being too strong?
Avoid: Don't use it as a word of quantity
Tip to remember: まあまあ + Adj/V
Check again: Think “pretty good, not great”
試験はまあまあできました。
I did quite well on the test.
旅行はまあまあ楽しかったです。
The trip was quite fun.
新しいスマホのカメラはまあまあです。
The new phone's camera is quite good.

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