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VocabJLPT N5
(not) at all
Adverb

Definitions

  1. 1. (not) at all
  2. 2. (not) in the slightest
  3. 3. wholly
  4. 4. extremely
This adverb is used with negative sentences to mean "not at all" or "completely not." It strongly emphasizes the negation, and in casual modern speech it is sometimes used with positive sentences to mean "totally" or "completely," though this is considered informal.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Some days, nothing moves me at all.

Sentence 2

Everyone else was laughing, but I couldn't laugh at all.

Sentence 3

No matter how many times I think about it, I can't find a reason.

Sentence 4

"How are you feeling?" "Honestly? Not good at all."

Sentence 5

"Wait, I had no idea," he said, shocked.