JLPT N1 reference · Advanced stance
といったらない
It expresses an extreme degree accompanied by strong personal emotion such as delight, irritation, or embarrassment.
Core meaning and form
Attach といったらない to a noun or adjective phrase; variants include といったらありゃしない in colloquial speech. It is evaluative and expressive rather than a neutral measurement of degree.
- Form: Attach といったらない to a noun or adjective phrase; variants include といったらありゃしない in colloquial speech.
- Core use: It expresses an extreme degree accompanied by strong personal emotion such as delight, irritation, or embarrassment.
- Context: It is evaluative and expressive rather than a neutral measurement of degree.
Examples in context
山頂からの景色の美しさといったらない。Sanchō kara no keshiki no utsukushisa to ittara nai.The beauty of the view from the summit is beyond description.
彼の態度は失礼といったらない。Kare no taido wa shitsurei to ittara nai.His attitude was unbelievably rude.
合格を知った時のうれしさといったらなかった。Gōkaku o shitta toki no ureshisa to ittara nakatta.My joy when I learned I had passed was indescribable.
Common errors
- Do not select this pattern from an English translation alone; check its attachment and discourse function.
- Keep the surrounding sentence in a consistent plain, polite, spoken, or written register.
Quick summary
- Attach といったらない to a noun or adjective phrase; variants include といったらありゃしない in colloquial speech.
- It expresses an extreme degree accompanied by strong personal emotion such as delight, irritation, or embarrassment.
- It is evaluative and expressive rather than a neutral measurement of degree.