とんでもない

Japanese

Etymology

From 途+でも+ない. Similarly to 途方もない, 途 (way) means reason, and the whole is "does not even follow (the way of) reason".

Adjective

とんでもない (-i inflection, rōmaji tondemonai)

  1. unbelievable, unreasonable
    俺 (おれ)はとんでもないことをしてしまった。
    Ore wa tondemonai koto o shiteshimatta.
    I did something totally outrageous.
  2. not at all

Derived terms

  • とんでもなく (tondemonaku): dreadful
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