副詞・程度N5

ぜんぜん〜ない

not at all

Structure

ぜんぜん + V-ない / Adj-くない

Explanation

Used with negative for complete negation. ぜんぜん+negative = not at all. In casual youth speech, also used affirmatively = "totally".

Examples

この料理はぜんぜん辛くないです。

This dish is not spicy at all.

英語がぜんぜんわかりません。

I don't understand English at all.

Note

ぜんぜん=complete negation (stronger than あまり). Youth slang: ぜんぜん大丈夫 = totally fine (informal).

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