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I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask but I don't understand the difference between あまりand に because they both translate to not really in my first language. I've tried searching about it online but to no avail. Can someone please explain it to me.

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3 days ago
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You are in the right place to ask doubts! We welcome everyone! kao_heart.png

It's just 'interest vs amount'.
Not very A (あまり) => Refers to degree or amount.
Ex : I don't like it very much.
Ex : It's not very much tasty.

Not really A (べつに) => Refers to importance or interest.
Ex : Did you like something? Ans : に (not really)
Ex : Anything happened? Ans : に (not really)
Be sure to negate the verbs. nouns etc. when you add あまり & べつに.

Have you tried visiting the grammar library under Resources ?
Quoting user @lou1sb from there :

に by itself can be an informal or dismissive answer to a question, similar to ”not really” in English

These external resources should make you clear :
あまり~ない indicates that the degree or extent of something is not high or great, as in "not very" or "not much."

Trouble understanding different meanings of べつに

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