まさか

Kana: まさか

could it be that; don't tell me

Example sentence

まさか忘れたのですか。

まさかわすれたのですか。

Don't tell me you forgot?

What まさか means

まさか (まさか) is a Japanese word meaning “could it be that; don't tell me”. It belongs to the Grammar & Phrases topic and appears at Level 3, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.

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