![]() totemo – とても : an adverb of degree meaning ‘very’, ‘much’, ‘so’, or such in Japanese.Native speakers use this type of “totemo” mainly before an adjective to emphasize its meaning. So, its usage is very similar to those of the English adverbs like “very”, “much”, “so”, or such. boku – 僕 (ぼく) : a pronoun meaning ‘I’ in Japanese.Įxample #1: how to emphasize an adjectiveīoku no inu wa totemo kawaii – 僕の犬はとても可愛い (ぼくのいぬはとてもかわいい) My dog is very cute.īelow are the new words used in the example sentence.This is mainly used by boys and young males. no – の : a case particle used after a noun or pronoun to make its possessive case.In the example, this is used after “boku” to make its possessive case, “boku no”, which means ‘my’ in Japanese. inu – 犬 (いぬ) : a noun meaning ‘dog’ in Japanese.wa – は : a binding particle working as a case marker or topic marker.In the example, this works after “boku no inu” to make the subject in the sentence. kawaii – 可愛い (かわいい) : an i-adjective meaning ‘cute’ in Japanese.This is a typical usage of this type of “totemo”. In this example, it works to emphasize the meaning of its following i-adjective, “kawaii”. “Totemo” to make a strong negative expression When we want to emphasize the meaning of an adjective with an adverb of degree, “totemo” is a very good option. Next, let me explain “totemo” used to make a strong negative expression in a sentence. ![]() totemo – とても : an adverb of degree mainly used with “nai” to make a strong negative expression in a sentence.īasically, this “totemo” has the same role as the last one explained above: it can work to make an emphasized expression.This type, however, doesn’t necessarily work before an adjective, but often needs to work with “nai”. Example #2: how to make a strong negative expression with “nai” Let me explain this usage through the example sentence below.
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