adverbial N2 uncommon casualpolitewritten
どこまでも — thoroughly / to the very end / persistently
どこまでも
Meaning
- endlessly / to the very end / thoroughly / persistently — without limit, all the way, however far it goes
Key sentence
どこまでも続く青い空が広がっていた。
An endlessly blue sky stretched out before us.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Adverb (どこ + まで + も), modifying a verb or adjective | どこまでも + predicate | どこまでも続く / どこまでも親切な |
Examples
彼はどこまでも自分の意見を通そうとした。
He tried to push his own opinion through to the bitter end.
この道はどこまでもまっすぐ続いている。
This road runs straight on without end.
Notes
- Literally 'no matter how far'; by extension 'thoroughly / utterly' for a quality carried to its limit — どこまでも親切な人 = 'someone kind through and through.'
See どこまでも in real sentences
Jengo shows どこまでも the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar.