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いつにも増して (いつにもまして) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

いつにも増まして

い

つ

に

も

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し

て

Meanings

1

expression, adverb

more than usual; especially; particularly

Used adverbially to emphasize that something is even more so than normal, often in comparisons or when highlighting a heightened state.

今日きょうはいつにも増まして寒さむい。
Today is colder than usual.
彼かれはいつにも増まして真しん剣

けん

な

表ひょう

情じょう

だっ

た

。

He had a more serious expression than usual.

Written forms

いつにも増まして
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling; the most common written form.
何時いつにも増まして
Full kanji spelling using 何時 for いつ; rarely used and may be confused with other readings.

Kanji

増increase, add, augment
何what
時time, hour

Similar words

いつもより
いつもより is a more casual and common way to say 'than usual', while いつにも増して is slightly more emphatic and literary.

Etymology

A fixed expression combining いつ (when) + に (particle) + も (even) + 増して (te-form of 増す, to increase), literally 'even more than when'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it has been used as an adverbial phrase since at least the Edo period.