まさか

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まさか means "No way", "Don't tell me...", "Did (you) really...", or "You've gotta be kidding me!". Often, まさか comes at the start of a sentence.

E.g. まさか私わたしが全部ぜんぶ食たべたと思おもったの？ "Did you really think I ate all of it?"

But it is also possible for まさか to come in the middle.

E.g. あの豪邸ごうていは、まさかマイクの家いえではないでしょう。 "There's no way that mansion is Mike's house, right?"

The second half of a まさか statement can be cut off if it is able to be gathered from context.

E.g. まさかこの中なかに犯人はんにんがいるとは...。 "To (think) that the culprit is (one of these people)..."

まさか is also often paired with a negative verb, often 思おもわない・思おもわなかった.

E.g. まさかそうなるとは思おもわなかった。 "I never thought that would happen."

Summary

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  まさか means "No way", "Don't tell me...", "Did (you) really...", or "You've gotta be kidding me!"

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  まさか is often paired with negative verbs, such as 思おもわない