Meaning of 到底 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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到底JLPT 1
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Kana Readingとうてい
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Romajitōtei
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverb (fukushi)
- Meaning
- (cannot) possibly; no matter how
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Example Sentences
到底, とうてい used in context
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私なんぞには野牛と鹿と馬とを描き分けることなど到底出来ない。
Me? I can't even begin to draw buffalo, deer and horses so you can tell them apart.
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ＵＦＯは飛行機とは到底思えないジグザグの動きで、東の山に飛んでいった。
The UFO, with a zigzag movement you couldn't think of as being a plane, flew off into the mountains in the east.
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彼女は注意が足りなかったから、試験にはとうてい合格できない。
Careless as she was, she could never pass an examination.
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He couldn't possibly part with his beloved dog.
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His room is anything but neat.
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His room is anything but neat.
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