JLPT N4 Grammar: Doumo どうも very

どうも 1) Very Much 2) Not Sure

1) truly; really; very much

2) I’m not sure

Used to stress the meaning of a sentence or to show doubt.

例文(れいぶん) EXAMPLE SENTENCE

どうもありがとうございます。

very much-thanks-(polite)
Thank you very much.

うちの子(こ)がお世話(せわ)になったそうで、どうもすみません。

our-child-(subject marker)-aid-became-appears to have-very-sorry
I want to thank you for troubling to help our child.

Example for usage #2: (not sure; stresses doubt)

どうも分(わ)かりませんので、もう一度言(いちどい)ってください。

very-not sure-not understand-therefore-more-one-time-speak-please

I simply can’t get it, Could you say it one more time?

COMMENTS

It is mainly used with ありがとう and すみません.

Note: often どうもありがとう is shortened to just どうも. Another variant is saying どうも twice – どうもどうも