元々

もともと

originally, from the start, from the beginning, from the outset, by nature

JLPT N2

Details

Part of Speech:
Adverb , Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Romaji:
motomoto

Example Sentences

元々は英語が得意だったが、最近は全く話せない元々のレベルに戻ってしまった。

Originally, I was good at English, but I've recently fallen back to my original level where I couldn't speak at all.

元々この辺りは静かな村でした。

Originally, this area was a quiet village.