JLPT N1 Grammar (to ittara nai)

Meaning

extremely; very; nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be

Level: JLPT N1

How to use

Verb (dictionary)(とい)ったらない
(とい)ったらありはしない
(とい)ったらありゃしない
Noun
な-Adjective
い-Adjective + い
to ittara nai といったらない jlpt n1 grammar meaning 文法 例文 japanese flashcards

Learn Japanese grammar: (to ittara nai). Meaning: extremely; very; nothing more … than this; as … as it could possibly be; beyond words.

Other forms include 「といったらありはしない」and「といったらありゃしない」.

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Example #1

きのううちのみせがテレビでしょうかいされたので、きょうはいそがしいったらない。
kinou uchi no mise ga terebide shoukai sareta node, kyou wa isogashi ittara nai.
Our store was featured on TV yesterday, so I'm extremely busy today.
Example #2

かれのりょうりはおいしいといったらない。まいにちたべられてしあわせ！
kare no ryouri wa oishii to ittara nai. mainichi taberarete shiawase!
His cooking is so incredibly good! I'm very happy to be able to eat it every day.
Example #3

みんなのまえでころんで、はずかしいったらなかった。
minna no mae de koronde, hazukashi ittara nakatta.
I fell in front of everyone. It was beyond embarrassing.
Example #4

きのうたえいがは、つまらないといったらなかった。
kinou mita eiga wa, tsumaranai to ittara nakatta.
The movie I saw yesterday was boring beyond words.
Example #5

このまえのテストのむずかしさといったらないよ。ぜんぜんわからなかった。
kono mae no tesuto no muzukashi sa to ittara nai yo. zenzen wakaranakatta.
This last test was extremely difficult. I didn't understand anything.
Example #6

せいじんのひにきものをきたかのじょのうつくしさといったらなかった。
seijin no hi ni kimono o kita kanojo no utsukushisa to ittara nakatta.
She looked so beautiful in her kimono on the Coming of Age Day.
Example #7

はじめてこどもがじぶんのあしであるいたときのかんげきといったらなかった。
hajimete kodomo ga jibun no ashi de aruita toki no kangeki to ittara nakatta.
I was very impressed when the child walked on his own two feet for the first time.

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