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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

まさか〜ない

教科書 p.92
接続:まさか + 〜ないだろう・とは思わない
maybe / probably not. Express surprise and disbelief.
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: 決して〜ない/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/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.
まさか彼が犯人ではないでしょう。
Perhaps that person is the culprit.
まさか試験に落ちるとは思いませんでした。
I didn't expect to fail the exam.
まさか全部食べたのですか。
Didn't you eat it all?

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