ったらない・といったらない
Meanings
- Cannot tell how something is
- Words cannot express how ~ is
- Too ~ for words
- Extremely ~
About this pattern
Explanation
This pattern is used to emphasize an extreme degree or emotion, something so remarkable, painful, delightful, or severe that you can’t adequately describe it in words. It highlights the speaker’s strong impression or feeling, often with a sense of exasperation or admiration. It is more like an emphatic, literary way to say “extremely” or “beyond words.” Typical contexts include reactions to experiences, people’s abilities, scenery, or situations that stand out vividly.
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Example sentences
This flavor is unbelievable—extremely delicious.
His performance is extraordinarily wonderful.
The memories from my childhood are unforgettable.
That scenery is incredibly beautiful.
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More N1 patterns
from ... to ...; from start to finish; up to and including
View detailsNo matter how ~, it won't change the outcome; Even if ~, the result is still unlikely; Even though ~, it doesn't matter; it's futile to ~
View detailslike; similar to; as if; the same as
View detailsto be worthy of; to be enough for; to be sufficient
View detailsextreme; extremely; unbearably; to an extreme degree
View detailsEven though; Even if; Although; Despite
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