Word details
まさか
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word まさか.
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Entry
1
Interjection
by no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!; no way!
Examples
まさかもう彼が来たのではないでしょうね。
He hasn't come already, has he?
2
Adverb (fukushi); With neg. verb
certainly (not); surely (not); hardly (expected)
3
Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
something unexpected; emergency
4
Adverb (fukushi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
indeed; really; truly; unexpectedly
5
Archaic; Common noun
(the) present; (the) here and now; situation at hand
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