まさか

masaka

surely not, no way

AdverbJLPT N3

What does まさか mean?

まさか is a Japanese adverb meaning “surely not” or “no way” in English. It is written as まさか in hiragana, and masaka in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentences

まさか、そんなことはないでしょう。

Surely that can't be true.

まさか彼が来るとは思わなかった。

I never imagined he'd actually come.

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