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とんでもない (tondemonai)

unexpected,offensive,What a thing to say!,No way!

  • JLPT N3
  • adjective
  • Pitch 5
  • #5307 most frequent

Meaning

とんでもない (tondemonai) is a JLPT N3 adjective meaning “unexpected,offensive,What a thing to say!,No way!”.

Example sentences 11

仕事しごと中ちゅうに帰かえるなんてとんでもない。

It's unthinkable to go home in the middle of work.

海鳥も時には内陸へ飛んでいく.

Seabirds sometimes fly inland.

カモメが飛んでいるから陸地が遠くないことがわかる.

Those seagulls suggest that land is not distant.

「これを皮切りに来年もひょいとこっちに飛んでくるかもしれないな。

"Next year I may take a little skip over here now that I've broken the ice.

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