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Grammar detail: まさか〜

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JLPT:

まさか〜 - there's no way, by no means, that's impossible, you must be joking

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まさか

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means

there's no way; by no means; that's impossible; you must be joking etc.

This form is used to signal and emphasize a sense of disbelief.

まさかここで

に

ってもいなかった。
You are the last person I expected to see here.

は

と

おうとは

わなかった。
She had never dreamed of meeting him abroad.

まさか can be used on its own as an exclamation meaning 'No way!', 'You're kidding!' etc. It's also often used in the set phrase まさかの

とき

時

which means 'in (your) time of need' or 'in an emergency' etc.

まさかの

にはあなたを

けてやろう。
I'll stand by you in time of need.

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Kanji used in this grammar

時

ジとき time, occasion

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君

クンきみ you

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会

カイエあう to meet

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思

シおもう to think

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彼

ヒかれ he

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女

ジョニョニョウ woman; female おんな woman め woman

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外

ガイゲそと outside ほか other はずす to remove, mislead はずれる to come off, to miss

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国

コクくに country

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夢

ムゆめ dream

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助

ジョすけ help たすける to help, save たすかる to be helped

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