JLPT N1 Grammar (towa utte kawatte / to wa utte kawari)

Meaning

unlike; totally different; very different from ~

Level: JLPT N1

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Nounとはうってかわって
とはうってかわり
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Learn Japanese grammar: 【とはうってかわって / とはうってかわり】(towa utte kawatte / to wa utte kawari). Meaning: unlike; totally different; very different from ~.

By connecting to a noun that represents a certain point in the past or a state in the past, it means that the situation / state of a person or thing has completely changed and is completely different from before.

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Example #1

むかしとはうってかわり、いまのぼくのむらはおおきいないえがたくさんあります。
mukashi towa utte kawari, ima no boku no mura wa ookii na ie ga takusan arimasu.
Unlike the old days, my village now has a lot of big houses.
Example #2

ちちはわかいときとはうってかわって、とてもやさしくなった。
chichi wa wakai toki towa utte kawatte, totemo yasashiku natta.
Unlike when my father was young, now he is very kind.
Example #3

いきとはうってかわり、かえりはしんかんせんでかいてきだ。
iki towa utte kawari, kaeri wa shinkansen de kaiteki da.
We went back by shinkansen, which was completely different and very comfortable.
Example #4

きょうのかぶかは、きのうとはうってかわってじょうしょうけいこうにある。
kyou no kabuka wa, kinou towa utte kawatte joushou keikou ni aru.
Today's stock price is on the rise, unlike yesterday.
Example #5

しけんまえのゆうじんは、いつもとはうってかわってまじめにじゅぎょうをきいている。
shiken mae no yuujin wa, itsumo towa utte kawatte majime ni jugyou o kiite iru.
My good friend was seriously paying attention in class before the exam, which is completely different from usual.
Example #6

ひさしぶりにゆうじんとあったら、かのじょはいぜんとはうってかわってオシャレなかっこうをしていた。
hisashiburini yuujin to attara, kanojo wa izen towa utte kawatte osharena kakkou o shite ita
When I met my friend for the first time in a long time, she looked completely different and more fashionable than before.
Example #7

あのサッカーせんしゅは、きょねんとはうってかわっていいせいせきをのこしている。
ano sakkaa senshu wa, kyonen towa utte kawatte ii seiseki o nokoshite iru.
That soccer player has a good record now, which is completely different from last year.

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