以ての外
- nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
以ての外
Noun
I-adj
Noun
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nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
word usually written using kana alone
outrageous;preposterous;most improper;most unreasonable;inexcusable;unpardonable;out of the question
私は中古車を買う余裕などなく、ましてや新車などはもってのほかだ。
I can't afford to buy a used car, much less a new car.
Other forms
もっての外 【もってのほか】 (search-only kanji form)