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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

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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.

Kanji

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

Related 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.

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.

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.