How to say impossible! in Japanese

とんでもないtondemonaiirr. Inflection

adjective:

  • unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive; terrible

expression:

  • absolutely not!; not at all!; far from it!; impossible!; preposterous!; what a thing to say!; no way!; bullshit - colloquialism
  • don't mention it; you're welcome

Example Sentences

それsorewoあなたanatani説明setsumeiするsuruことkotohawatashiniha無理muriですdesu
It's impossible for me to explain it to you.
彼女kanojoha無理murinaお願いonegaiwoshiteいるiru
She's asking for the impossible.
進化shinkaというtoiu科学的kagakuteki真理shinriga反対hantaiしようもないshiyoumonaiほどhodo確証kakushouされるsareruものmonode実質的にjisshitsutekini論駁ronbakuできないdekinai
The scientific truth of evolution is so overwhelmingly established, that it is virtually impossible to refute.
説得settoku不能funouwo感知kanchiしてshiteka黒崎kurosaki先生senseihaため息をついてtameikiwotsuite席に着いたsekinitsuita
Perhaps having realized it was impossible to persuade her, Ms. Kurosaki sighed and sat down in her seat.
まだmada肉眼nikuganじゃja無理muridayo双眼鏡sougankyoudatoちょびっとchobittoだけdake見えるmieruかもkamo・・・。
It's still impossible with the naked eye. With binoculars you might be able to glimpse it....

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