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とても楽しい

totemo tanoshii

Very fun

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Phrase in 30 Seconds

Use 'とても楽しい' to describe an activity or experience that brings you great joy or excitement.

  • Means: Very fun or enjoyable.
  • Used in: Describing trips, parties, or hobbies.
  • Don't confuse: '楽しい' (fun/enjoyable) with '面白い' (interesting/funny).
Very (とても) + Fun (楽しい) = High energy positive feedback

Explication à ton niveau :

This phrase means 'very fun'. You use it to say you liked an activity. It is very easy to use with 'desu'.
Use 'とても楽しい' to describe events, hobbies, or trips. It is an i-adjective, so it conjugates to '楽しかったです' in the past tense.
This expression serves as a primary intensifier for positive experiences. It is essential for social interaction, allowing speakers to convey enthusiasm while maintaining appropriate politeness levels in standard discourse.
The phrase functions as a high-frequency descriptor for subjective experience. It is often employed in feedback loops to reinforce social bonds, signaling that the speaker values the time spent with others.
Syntactically, 'とても楽しい' functions as an intensifier-adjective construction. Its usage is deeply embedded in the Japanese pragmatic need for 'aisatsu' (greetings/social acknowledgement), where expressing shared joy is a cornerstone of interpersonal maintenance.
From a cognitive linguistics perspective, 'とても楽しい' maps the intensity of an experience onto a scalar dimension. It acts as a phatic expression that facilitates social cohesion by aligning the speaker's affective state with the listener's, serving as a linguistic marker of successful social engagement.

Signification

To express that an activity or experience is very enjoyable.

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Contexte culturel

Japanese speakers often use 'tanoshii' to show appreciation to the host. Similar to saying 'I had a blast'.

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Past Tense

Remember to change the final 'i' to 'katta' for the past.

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Past Tense

Remember to change the final 'i' to 'katta' for the past.

Teste-toi

Choose the correct past tense.

Yesterday was fun.

✓ Correct ! ✗ Pas tout à fait. Rponse correcte : とても楽しかったです

Use 'katta' for past tense.

🎉 Score : /1

Banque d exercices

2 exercices
Choisis la bonne réponse Fill Blank

✓ Correct ! ✗ Pas tout à fait. Rponse correcte :
Choose the correct past tense. Choose A1

Yesterday was fun.

✓ Correct ! ✗ Pas tout à fait. Rponse correcte : とても楽しかったです

Use 'katta' for past tense.

🎉 Score : /2

Questions fréquentes

1 questions

Yes, if the work is genuinely fun, but be careful with superiors.

Expressions liées

🔗

面白い

contrast

Interesting/Funny

Où l'utiliser

🎉

After a party

A: パーティーはどうでしたか？

B: とても楽しかったです！

neutral
🎨

Learning a hobby

A: 絵を描くのは好きですか？

B: はい、とても楽しいです。

neutral

Mémorise-le

Moyen mnémotechnique

Think of 'Toe-Te-Mo' (very) 'Ta-No-Shi' (fun). My toe is very fun when it dances!

Association visuelle

Imagine a bright, sunny park with people laughing. The word 'とても' is written in big, colorful letters above them.

Rhyme

It's fun to see, very tanoshii!

Story

Ken went to the beach. He said, 'The water is warm!' Then he played volleyball. He told his friend, 'This is very fun!' In Japanese, he said, 'とても楽しい!'

In Other Languages

Similar to 'muy divertido' in Spanish or 'très amusant' in French. Most languages have a 'very' + 'fun' structure.

Word Web

楽しいとても面白い嬉しい楽しむ時間

Défi

Use 'とても楽しい' in three different sentences today.

Review in 1, 3, 7, 14, and 30 days.

Prononciation

Accent Flat pitch.

Clear 't' and 'o' sounds.

Spectre de formalité

Formel
非常に楽しいです。

非常に楽しいです。 (General)

Neutre
とても楽しいです。

とても楽しいです。 (General)

Informel
すごく楽しい！

すごく楽しい！ (General)

Argot
めっちゃ楽しい！

めっちゃ楽しい！ (General)

Derived from the verb 'tanoshimu', which means to enjoy or find pleasure in. It has deep roots in Japanese aesthetics.

Edo:

Le savais-tu ?

The kanji 楽 is the same as the one for 'music' (音楽).

Notes culturelles

Japanese speakers often use 'tanoshii' to show appreciation to the host.

“今日はとても楽しかったです。”

Similar to saying 'I had a blast'.

“It was so much fun!”

Amorces de conversation

“

週末はどうでしたか？

Erreurs courantes

✗

とても面白かったです (for a party)

✓

とても楽しかったです

wrong context
面白かった means 'interesting/funny', while 楽しかった means 'fun/enjoyable'.

L1 Interference

0

In Other Languages

Spanish Very Similar

Muy divertido

Spanish adjectives agree with gender/number; Japanese does not.

French Very Similar

Très amusant

French uses 'amusant' (amusing) more often than 'fun'.

German moderate

Sehr spaßig

Japanese uses the adjective form directly, while German often uses the noun 'Spaß'.

Japanese Very Similar

とても楽しい

N/A

Arabic moderate

ممتع جداً (Mumti' jiddan)

Word order is reversed compared to Japanese.

Spotted in the Real World

🎬

(2016)

“とても楽しい時間でした”

Reflecting on a date.

Facile à confondre

とても楽しい vs 面白い

Learners often use it for 'fun'.

Use 楽しい for activities, 面白い for ideas/jokes.

Questions fréquentes (1)

Yes, if the work is genuinely fun, but be careful with superiors.

usage contexts

Learning Path

Prerequisites

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