Illustration: Two movers stand outside a compact apartment holding a huge, rigid cabinet beside its tiny entrance. The cabinet is taller and much wider than the doorway, and its deep side is also broader than the opening.

とうてい

toutei

not possibly, by no means

Used with a negative expression. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

あなたの話はなしは到底とうてい真実しんじつだと思おもえない。
I can’t possibly think your story is true.
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彼かれの部屋へやは小奇麗こぎれいとは到底とうてい言いえない。
His room is anything but neat.
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この本ほんは私わたしにはとうていわからない。
This book is far above me.
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