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Japanese word 到底: cannot possibly / no way. Meanings and example sentences.

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到底 (とうてい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

到底 (とうてい) means cannot possibly / no way.

See example sentences below.

到底 at a glance

到底
とうていtoutei
N1adv
cannot possibly / no way
到底とうていtouteiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 到底

Core meaning

cannot possibly / no way

Basic example sentences

Example 1

この仕事は到底終わりません。

Translation

There is no way to finish this work.

Example 2

到底理解できない話です。

Translation

It is a story I just cannot understand.

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