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整理 I 後ろに決まった表現が来る副詞 教科書 p.92
Adverbs go with fixed grammar
整理 I

決して〜ない

教科書 p.92
接続:決して + Vない
absolutely not. Go with negation to express strong negation.
注意 / Note:Check the subject, tense and tone of both clauses; Avoid translating word for word from Vietnamese.
比較 / Compare:Compare with similar samples in the same article to choose according to nuance and connection. Same 課: めったに〜ない/必ずしも〜ない/とても〜ない/なかなか〜ない/ぜひ/どうしても/まさか〜ない/いくら〜ても/もし〜ば/たとえ〜ても — these models are often mistaken for each other, read the 接続 line carefully and then decide.
この秘密は決して話しません。
I absolutely will not tell this secret.
決してあきらめないでください。
Please never give up.
彼は決して悪い人ではありません。
That person is absolutely not a bad person.

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