ぜんぜん〜ません

N5

not at all

Structure

ぜんぜん + Negative

Explanation

「ぜんぜん〜ません」 means "not at all". Structure: ぜんぜん + Negative. This is a JLPT N5 pattern — the examples below slot different everyday and workplace words into the same structure so you can see how it behaves. Learn the structure, then swap in your own words.

Example sentences

zenzennamaegawakarimasen.

I do not understand name at all.

zenzenkotobagawakarimasen.

I do not understand word at all.

zenzen'imigawakarimasen.

I do not understand meaning at all.

zenzen'utagawakarimasen.

I do not understand song at all.

zenzen'eigogawakarimasen.

I do not understand English language at all.

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