JLPT N5 · Adverb

とても (totemo)

とても is a Japanese adverb meaning “very; awfully”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: とても
Romaji: totemo
Word class: Adverb
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

very; awfully; exceedingly · adverb · usually written in kana · とっても is more emphatic
(not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot) · adverb · usually written in kana · before a negative form

Example sentences

「これはとてもおもしろそうだね」とひろしが言います。

"This looks pretty interesting," Hiroshi says.

Tatoeba #4925

この雨の中を外出することはとてもできないことです。

Going out in this rain is out of the question.

Tatoeba #222938

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1008630 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.