N1Grammar

といっ + たらない

Cannot tell, describe, say or express how, Words cannot express, Too … for words, Extremely

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I can't tell you how happy I am that I got into my first-choice university!

We lost the match by just one point. Words cannot express the frustration I felt at that moment.

I can't describe the beauty of the starry sky seen from the mountaintop. It was as if jewels had been scattered across it.

I took a huge tumble on the crowded train. I couldn't describe how embarrassed I was.

Words cannot express how moving the last scene of that movie was. I couldn't stop crying.

I can't tell you how inconvenient it was when the power was out for a whole day because of the typhoon. I couldn't even charge my phone.

Words cannot express how boring the company president's long speech is. Everyone looked sleepy.

I can't describe the joy of holding my own child in my arms for the first time.

The concert I was looking forward to was canceled. Words cannot express how disappointed I am.

I can't tell you how disgraceful it is for a grown adult to be talking so loudly on the train.

Words could not express the splendor of the Alps I saw in Switzerland.

A: 'How was that horror movie?'
B: 'Oh, I can't tell you how scary it was! I couldn't even go to the bathroom at night.'

I cannot describe the loneliness I felt when the pet I had for many years passed away. It felt like a hole was left in my heart.