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絶対

Definitely; certainly

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絶対

Definitely; certainly

About

絶対ぜったい can function as either an adverb or a noun, and means "absolutely..." or "certainly...". When used as an adverb, 絶対ぜったい takes the に particle, although this is often dropped in spoken Japanese.

Usually, 絶対ぜったい comes before the phrase it modifies:

E.g. 絶対ぜったいたのしい。
"That's definitely fun."

However, sometimes this order can be reversed in spoken Japanese.

E.g. それたのしいね。絶対ぜったい
That's fun. Definitely.

絶対ぜったい can be used in both positive and negative contexts.

    Summary

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    The adverb/noun 絶対ぜったい means "absolutely/certainly..."

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    Usually 絶対ぜったい comes before the phrase it modifies, but can come afterward in spoken Japanese

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