〜だに
Formation
N1EmotionLiteraryLiterature
Meaning
Indicates that even a small action or thought is enough to cause a strong reaction, or emphasizes that something did not happen at all (especially with negative verbs).
Examples
そんなことが起ころうとは、想像するだに恐ろしい。
The thought of such a thing happening is terrifying even just to imagine.
Unlock the full lesson with Premium
You are seeing a preview of this N1 pattern. Premium unlocks 5 more example sentences and the usage note.