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Most of and most have the same meaning: "more than 50% of" or "nearly all of", depending on the situation and speaker.* But they are used a little differently.
Most of is followed by either a plural or uncountable noun with a word like "my", "the", or "those" before it (for example, most of OUR FRIENDS, most of THE SNOW). Most of can also be followed by a pronoun (for example, most of US, most of THEM).
When the "of" in most of is dropped, most is followed immediately by a noun (or adjective + noun); for example, most CATS, most YOUNG MOTHERS.
* See the 10 October 2001 WordMaster, "ALMOST vs. MOST".
Most of と most は、意味は同じです。どちらも状況や話し手によって、50%を超えるという意味で使われたり、ほとんどという意味で使われたりします。* 用法は以下のように少し違います。
most of の次には名詞の複数形、または数えられない名詞がきますが、名詞の前に my、the、those などを付けます。例: most of OUR FRIENDS (友達の大半)、most of THE SNOW (雪の大半) most of の次に代名詞が来る場合もあります。例: most of US (我々の大半)、most of THEM (彼らの大半)
of なしの場合は、most の次にすぐ名詞(または 形容詞+名詞)がきます。例: most CATS(大半の猫)、most YOUNG MOTHERS(若い母親の大半)
* 2001/10/10のWordMaster "ALMOST vs. MOST" 参照 1. | Most of the places I've seen in Japan are lovely. | | | | 2. | Most tourist sites in Japan are crowded during Obon. | | | | 3. | I'm pretty tired most of the time. My wife says I work too hard. | | | | 4. | I wake up quite early on most days. Usually I set the alarm for 5:30. | | | | 5. | My boyfriend, Tom, gets along well with most of my friends. | | | | 6. | a: | How does Tom get along with your friends? | | b: | He gets along well with most of them. | | | | 7. | Tom gets along well with most people. He rarely gets irritated or upset. |
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