► 副詞
とても [とても] meaning: no way rank: 1
☆ それだけではとても足りない ⇨ That much is not even close to be enough
☆ それを今日中にやるなんてとても無理だ ⇨ There is no way we could get it done today
☆ 彼が殺人犯だとはとても信じられない ⇨ I can no way believe he is a murderer
とても [とても] [liter] meaning: very rank: 1
☆ あのラーメン屋はとても美味い ⇨ That ramen restaurant is very good
► 成句
とても [(1)とても] [liter] meaning: even rank: 4
☆ 彼とても十人を相手に戦っては勝てない ⇨ Even he won’t be able to win fighting against ten
More examples:
- その車は高過ぎてとても手が出ない ⇨ That car is too expensive and I can’t afford it
- ある意味では彼はとても幸運だった ⇨ In a certain sense, way, he was very lucky
- とても濃い霧 ⇨ Very thick fog
- 彼女は体重のことをとても気にしている ⇨ She is very sensitive about her weight
- 彼のしたことはとても許し難い ⇨ What he did is difficult to forgive
- 我々の戦力では彼等にはとても太刀打ち出来ない ⇨ We won’t come close to compete with them with what we have now
- 彼はとても気難しい人だ ⇨ He is a very difficult person
- 今年は観光客の出足がとても悪い ⇨ The turnout of the tourists has been very low this year
- 今日は海がとても荒れている ⇨ The sea is very rough today
- 猫は動きがとても素早い ⇨ Cats are very quick and agile
- 彼は有名だがとても謙虚だ ⇨ He is famous but very humble
- 彼女はとても刺々しい言い方をした ⇨ She talked with a very acerbic tone
- この調子では優勝などとても覚束ない ⇨ With this performance there is no way they can win championship
- 彼女は若いながらとてもしっかりしている ⇨ Even though she is still young she is very mature
- お母さんは年が年だけにとても心配だ ⇨ I am very worried about mom because of her advanced age