とても_ない vs. 到底とうてい_ない: Which is More Stronger?

2020年9月13日

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とても_ない vs. 到底とうてい_ない: Which is More Stronger?

What is the difference between “とても___ない and 到底とうてい___ない: “? How do native speakers use these words depending on what the situations are? After reading this, you would be answering this question. Let me introduce what their subtle differences are and how you correctly use them such as native speakers today!

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[wp-svg-icons icon=”arrow-right-2″ wrap=”span”] Be impossible to _ , I definitely can’t _ , too _ to, definitely, etc / 完全没_, 到底是没有 / 매우 _ 없다, 도저히 _ 없다 / Hoàn toàn không _, Không thể nào mà_

“とても___ない and 到底とうてい___ない” mean “Be impossible to ___, I definitely can’t ___, too ___ to, etc” and which has been used as the meaning of “something is extremely difficult to deal with or solve”. The basic way to use it is “AはとてもBなので、___ない。(A is so B that I definitely can’t ___. / A is too B for me to ___)”, “Aは(とても)Bなので、到底とうてい___(そうに)ない。(A is so B that I definitely can’t ___. / A is too B for me to ___)”, etc. For instance, “この車くるまはとても高たかいので、買かえない。(This car is so expensive that I definitely can’t buy it.)”, “この車くるまはとても高たかいので、到底とうてい買かえそうにない。(This car is so expensive that I definitely can’t buy it.)”, etc. The tips for using them are that “とても___ない” is used as “a STRONG sense of impossibility”, and “到底とうてい___ない” is used as “a VERY STRONG sense of impossibility”, so “到底とうてい___ない” is the stronger meaning than “とても___ない” and it is also used as a little bit formal than “とても___ない”. Additionally, some leaners use “とても分わからない。” which sounds pretty weird for us in daily conversations. What I mean is that “到底とうてい” is used as an adverb and “とても” is used an adjective such as “とても難むずかしいので分わからない。(It’s too difficult for me to understand.)”, so you could use “到底とうてい分わからない。(I definitely don’t know.)” which sounds better than “とても分わからない。” and if you want to say it more casual than “到底とうてい分わからない。(I definitely don’t understand.)”, that would be “全然ぜんぜん分わからない。(I don’t know at all.)”. Lastly, when native speakers use “到底とうてい“, we tend to use “到底とうてい___そうもない。” means “It seem/look like I definitely can’t ___.)” such as “到底とうてい買かそうもない。(It seem like I definitely can’t buy it.)”. For your information, “とても” is pretty formal and a little weird in daily conversations for us like a writing word, so “かなり”, だいぶ, “超ちょう“, etc are natural in daily conversations as casual.

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この靴くつかなり高たかいから、買かえないね。 (These shoes are so expensive that I definitely can’t buy it.) (这鞋太贵了，我买不起。) (이 신발은 상당히 비싸서, 살 수가 없어.) (Đôi giày này khá là đắt nên tôi không thể nào mua được.)
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この問題もんだいはかなり難むずかしいから、出来できないよ。 (This problem is so difficult that I can’t solve it.) (这个问题太难了，我不会做啊。) (이 문제는 상당히 어려워서 풀 수 없어.) (Vấn đề này khá khó nên tôi không thể làm được đâu.)
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お父とうさんの料理りょうりはかなりまずいから、食たべられないよ。 (I definitely can’t eat because my dad’s cook is a nasty taste.) (我父亲做的菜实在太难吃了，我吃不下。) (아버지의 요리는 상당히 맛이 없어서 먹을 수가 없어.) (Mấy món ăn của bố tôi nấu dở tệ nên tôi không thể ăn được.)
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とても出来できそうにないんだけど・・・ (It seems I can’t do it…) (我不认为我能做到……) (도저히 할 수 있을 것 같지 않은데…) (Tôi hoàn toàn không nghĩ mình có thể làm được …)
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この靴くつ高たかいから、到底とうてい買かえそうにないよ。 (It seems like I definitely can’t buy these shoes because they are expensive.) (这鞋太贵了，怎么看也买不下手。) (이 신발 비싸서, 도저히 살 수가 없어.) (Đôi giày này đắt quá nên tôi nghĩ mình không thể nào mua được đâu.)
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この問題もんだいは難むずかしいので、到底とうてい出来できません。 (This problem is so difficult that I can’t solve it.) (这个问题太难，怎么想都做不出来。) (이 문제는 어렵기 때문에, 도저히 풀 수가 없습니다.) (Vấn đề này khó quá nên tôi không thể nào làm được.)
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お父とうさんの料理りょうりはまずいから、到底とうてい食たべられそうにないね。 (It seems I definitely can’t eat because my dad’s cook is a nasty taste.) (我父亲做的菜实在太难吃，怎么都吃不下。) (아버지의 요리는 맛이 없어서, 도저히 먹을 수가 없을 것 같아) (Mấy món ăn của bố tôi nấu dở tệ nên tôi không thể nào ăn được.)
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