とても

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
迚も

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Pronunciation

Adverb

とても (totemo

  1. very, exceedingly, awfully
    とても(たの)かったです。
    Totemo tanoshikatta desu.
    It was very fun.
    とても(ざん)(ねん)です。
    Totemo zannen desu.
    It's truly a shame.
    とても(たす)かります。
    Totemo tasukarimasu.
    It will help greatly.
    とても(あい)れている
    totemo aisareteiru
    loved very much
  2. (before a negative form) not at all, at all, by no means
    ()(ぶん)にはとてもできない()(ごと)だ。
    Jibun ni wa totemo dekinai shigotoda.
    It's work that I could not possibly do.

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References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN