とても

Common word

  1. adverb (fukushi)

    very, awfully, exceedingly
    とっても is more emphatic
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 「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.
  2. adverb (fukushi)

    (not) at all, by no means, simply (cannot)
    before a negative form
    word usually written using kana alone

    • 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.