Definition: 意味
not entirely (used in a negative sentence)
Learn Japanese vocabulary: 全然 【ぜんぜん】(zenzen).
Meaning:
- (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
- wholly; entirely; completely; totally
Type: Adverb
Level: JLPT N4 Vocabulary
全然 - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
私はぜんぜん疲れていません。
わたしはぜんぜんつかれていません。
watashi wa zenzen tsukarete imasen.
I'm not at all tired.
Example #2
彼はヘビを全然怖がらない。
かれはヘビをぜんぜんこわがらない。
kare wa hebi o zenzen kowagaranai.
He's not at all afraid of snakes.
Example #3
彼はフランス語を全然知らない。
かれはフランスごをぜんぜんしらない。
kare wa furansugo o zenzen shiranai.
He doesn't know French at all.
JLPT N4 Study Guide
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