まったく~ない

mattaku ~nai

JLPT N3 Neutral Chapter 25: How often, how much, 11 of 11

Formation

まったく + Verb-negative, まったく + い-Adjective-negative, まったく + な-Adjective-negative

Completely not; not at all.

When to use

まったく~ない: not at all; less casual than ぜんぜん.

Explanation

The まったく~ない grammar point is used to express that something is not the case at all, or to emphasize the negativity of a situation or action. It is used with negative forms of verbs, い-adjectives, and な-adjectives. It can be translated as 'completely not' or 'not at all' in English.

Example sentences

Negation Intensity (Not Very / Not At All)

Corpus examples (60)

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