Illustration: At a family gathering in a Japanese living room, an adult has been trying to throw suction-cup darts at a plain circular target. Every dart lies on the floor beneath it, and the target remains entirely empty. The latest dart has struck sideways and is falling uselessly away.

てんで

tende

not at all

Usually used with a negative expression. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

てんで見当けんとうがつきません。
I don’t have the slightest idea.
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てんで役やくにたたない。
It’s no use at all.
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これはてんで見当けんとうがつかないや。
This has got me beat.
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