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JLPT N2 Grammar

よほど / よっぽど

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N2 · Degree · よほど / よっぽど + adjective・verbcondition

very; quite; unless very

よほど / よっぽど + adjective・verbcondition

Shows a high degree, or emphasizes that something happens only under quite special circumstances.

よっぽど is more conversational; often used with inference, conditions, or reasoning.

彼がそこまで怒るなんて、よほど失礼なことを言われたのだろう。

For him to be that angry, he must have been told something very rude.

Do not treat it as ordinary とても; it often carries inference or special-condition nuance.

The degree is high enough to explain an unusual result.

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