TOTEMO KAWAII HOW TO

So, its usage is very similar to those of the English adverbs like “very”, “much”, “so”, or such.

TOTEMO KAWAII HOW TO

boku – 僕 (ぼく) : a pronoun meaning ‘I’ in Japanese.Įxample #1: how to emphasize an adjectiveīoku no inu wa totemo kawaii – 僕の犬はとても可愛い (ぼくのいぬはとてもかわいい) My dog is very cute.īelow are the new words used in the example sentence.This is mainly used by boys and young males. no – の : a case particle used after a noun or pronoun to make its possessive case.In the example, this is used after “boku” to make its possessive case, “boku no”, which means ‘my’ in Japanese. inu – 犬 (いぬ) : a noun meaning ‘dog’ in Japanese.

wa – は : a binding particle working as a case marker or topic marker.In the example, this works after “boku no inu” to make the subject in the sentence. kawaii – 可愛い (かわいい) : an i-adjective meaning ‘cute’ in Japanese.This is a typical usage of this type of “totemo”. In this example, it works to emphasize the meaning of its following i-adjective, “kawaii”.

“Totemo” to make a strong negative expression When we want to emphasize the meaning of an adjective with an adverb of degree, “totemo” is a very good option. Next, let me explain “totemo” used to make a strong negative expression in a sentence.

totemo – とても : an adverb of degree mainly used with “nai” to make a strong negative expression in a sentence.īasically, this “totemo” has the same role as the last one explained above: it can work to make an emphasized expression.

This type, however, doesn’t necessarily work before an adjective, but often needs to work with “nai”.

Example #2: how to make a strong negative expression with “nai” Let me explain this usage through the example sentence below.

Totemo kawaii