Vocabulary

What does てんで (tende) mean?

てんで means utterly, not at all.

Quick facts
Readingてんで
Romajitende
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
てんで
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworktende

utterly, not at all

Example sentences

  • His story is completely no good.

  • I absolutely cannot believe such a thing.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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