とんでも無い (Tondemonai) is a Japanese i-adjective meaning “unthinkable, unexpected, absurd, outrageous”.
Meanings
- i-adjectiveunthinkable; unexpected; absurd; outrageous; preposterous; terrible
- interjectionabsolutely not!; far from it!; impossible!; preposterous!; what a thing to say!; no way!
- interjection(it was) no bother at all; not at all; don't mention it
Examples
彼は天才なんてとんでもない。
He is far from a genius.
彼は詩人だなんてとんでもない。
He is anything but a poet.
彼は完全だなんてとんでもない。
He is far from perfect.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).