てっきり...と思う
surely; certainly; without a doubt
JLPT
N3
संरचना
てっきり + V・A・Naだ・N だ + とおもう
अर्थ
Used to explain a situation that one thought was true based on some basis or clue. 「てっきり」emphasizes a high level of certainty, but in reality, most of the time it's not true. It can only be used for reasoning in the past.
助
tasu
けを
kewo
求
moto
める
meru
叫
sake
び
bi
声
goe
が
ga
聞
ki
こえたので
koetanode
、
,
てっきり
tekkiri
強盗
goutou
だと
dato
思
omo
って
tte
警察
keisatsu
に
ni
知
shi
らせたんです
rasetandesu
。
.
I heard cries for help, so I called the police, thinking it was definitely a robbery.
足跡
ashiato
があったので
gaattanode
、
,
てっきり
tekkiri
猫
neko
だと
dato
思
omo
ったんです
ttandesu
。
.
There were footprints, so I thought it was a cat.
てっきり
tekkiri
反対
hantai
されると
sareruto
思
omo
っていたが
tteitaga
、
,
逆
gyaku
に
ni
賛成
sansei
されたので
saretanode
、
,
びっくりした
bikkurishita
。
.
I thought there would be a lot of opposition, but I was surprised when I was met with support.
