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極めて (kiwamete)

N1Very CommonAdverbs

kiwa-me-te

極めて is an adverb that means 'extremely' or 'exceedingly'. It is used to emphasize the degree or intensity of an action or state.

Adjective/Noun + 極めて
美しい極めて (extremely beautiful), 高山極めて (exceedingly tall mountain)
極めて + Verb
極めて重要だ (extremely important), 極めて珍しい (extremely rare)

彼女は極めて美しい。
She is extremely beautiful.
かのじょはきわめてうつくしい。
Kanojo wa kiwamete utsukushii.
この問題は極めて難しい。
This problem is extremely difficult.
このもんだいはきわめてむずかしい。
Kono mondai wa kiwamete muzukashii.
彼の演技は極めて上手だ。
His performance is extremely skillful.
かれのえんぎはきわめてじょうずだ。
Kare no engi wa kiwamete jouzu da.
彼は極めて真剣な態度で取り組んだ。
He tackled it with an extremely serious attitude.
かれはきわめてしんけんなたいどでとりくんだ。
Kare wa kiwamete shinken na taido de torikunda.
その映画は極めて感動的だ。 (Inspired by a famous movie)
That movie is extremely touching.
そのえいがはきわめてかんどうてきだ。
Sono eiga wa kiwamete kandouteki da.

非常に (hijou ni) - (N5 - N1)
- While both 極めて (kiwamete) and 非常に (hijou ni) can mean 'extremely' or 'exceedingly', 極めて (kiwamete) is used to emphasize the extreme nature in a formal context, while 非常に (hijou ni) is more commonly used in both formal and informal situations.
ますます (masumasu) - (N4 - N1)
- 極めて (kiwamete) and ますます (masumasu) are both adverbs used to express the increasing or intensifying degree of something. However, 極めて (kiwamete) is used to emphasize the extremeness, while ますます (masumasu) is used to describe the gradual increase or growth.

Which of the following means 'This problem is extremely difficult'?