Usage patterns 甚はなは だ 〈 形けい 容よう 詞し 〉 extremely ~ (formal, often negative)
This result is extremely regrettable.
甚はなは だ 〈 形けい 容よう 詞し 〉 ながら though it is extremely ~ (humble/apologetic set phrase)
Though it may be extremely presumptuous of me, allow me to say a word.
Expressions はなはだもって exceedingly; extremely; very much Kanji 甚 tremendously, very, great Related words· 6 非常に is a common, neutral intensifier usable in everyday speech, while 甚だ is formal and mainly appears in written or elevated language.
大変 works fine in casual conversation, whereas 甚だ is literary and rarely heard in everyday chat.
極めて and 甚だ are both formal written intensifiers, but 極めて is neutral in tone while 甚だ often carries a negative or regretful nuance.
甚だ is a literary, formal intensifier often used with negative or regrettable situations, much like 酷く but more bookish.
Show 2 more Show fewer 甚だ is an even more formal, literary adverb for 'extremely', often used with negative situations, whereas 非常に is neutral and usable in most formal contexts.
甚だ is another literary intensifier close in register to 痛く , both meaning 'exceedingly' but sounding stiff in modern speech.
Written forms 甚はなは だ Usage 47%
Standard kanji spelling; the okurigana だ is always included.
はなはだ Usage 53%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji 甚 is not familiar.
ハナハダ Usage <1%
Etymology Derived from classical Japanese 甚し (はなはだし ), meaning 'extreme' or 'excessive'. The adverbial form 甚だ has been used since the Heian period.
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