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とっても (tottemo) means "very" in Japanese. It's usually attached to adjectives in much a similar fashion as すごく (sugoku), though its use has a different sound to it. すごく is actually an adverbial stem of the adjective 凄い (sugoi) which means "great" and would have a quality more along the lines of "immensely", whereas とっても has the feeling of "exceedingly". An example of this difference could be すごく綺麗な (sugoku kirei na) versus とっても綺麗な (tottemo kirei na). For all intents and purposes, they have the same meaning of "very pretty", but they each carry a distinctive difference in tone, showing a difference in the level of "very".
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agoAs it stands, it's not really a grammatically functional construction. 'Totemo' means "very," and 'desu' is what is called a "copula," a word that links a subject and predicate. In English, it is often translated as a verb of existence.
Thus, literally translated, this means "is very [something]." We're missing the adjective. For example, you could put 'ii' in there to be 'totemo ii desu,' or "It's very good."
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What does 'Totemo jozu desu' mean in Japanese?
That was very skillful!
What is the Japanese of you are so cute love you?
'Totemo kawaii desu. Daisuki desu.'
What is the phrase 'it was great' when translated from English to Japanese?
"Totemo yokatta desu" or "sugokatta desu."
What is ''very'' in Japanese?
totemo is very like."my friend is very tall" would betomodachi wa se ga totemo takai desu.
How do you say so bad in Japanese?
totemo warui desu
What does boku no wa namae Justin-kun desu boku wa totemo ureshii watashtachi au desu it's Japanese?
"Boku no WA namae Justin-kun desu" means "My name is Justin" and "Boku WA totemo ureshii watachtachi au desu" means "I am very happy we met."
How do i say you are very beautiful in Japanese romaji?
'Anata ga totemo utsukushii desu.'
How do you say very delicious in Japanese?
You may say 'Sugoku/Totemo oishii desu.'
How do you say she is so cute in Japanese?
彼女はとてもかわいいです Kanojo WA totemo kawaii desu
What is the phrase 'I am happy' when translated from English to Japanese?
"[Watashi ha] ureshii desu." ("[I] am happy.") "[Watashi ha] totemo ureshii desu." ("[I] am very happy.")
What does totema genki desu anata wa mean in English?
Watashi does mean "I" but it doesn't mean "I am" unless you put "wa" after it. If the word "Watashi" has "no" after it, it is actually "my". "eien" is the word for "Eternal, or permanent" ect. and "Tomodachi" is "Friend". plus the fact that "anata ha" in this sentence could mean along the lines of "you". So i think that this sentence says : "You are my eternal(best) friend."
What is the phrase 'you are very nice' when translated from English to Japanese?
'Anata ga totemo shinsetsu/yasashii desu.'
