決して~ない (never)

grammar

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The strong-negation adverb 決して combined with a negative predicate, meaning 'never / absolutely not / by no means / in no way.' A fixed adverbial frame, requiring negation. Adds emphatic finality far more forceful than mere ない. Common in declarations of principle, refusal, and conviction: 決して諦めない ('I will never give up'), 決して許さない ('I will never forgive'). The kanji form 決して is standard; the kana けっして is an occasional variant.

44 sentences

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She pressed her lips firmly together and resolved never to cry.

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Before that night, there had never been any ill feeling between them.

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Gropers are truly the enemy of women. I will absolutely never forgive them.

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Never betray your friend's trust.

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She would never change her convictions.

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She's by no means an ordinary student.

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She's certainly not the angelic type.

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She was never happy.

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She's by no means a complete stranger.

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She prides herself on never having been late to school.

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She's by no means a singer or anything of the sort.

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She insisted to me that she had done no such thing.

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She is by no means an ordinary singer.

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She isn't a beauty by any means, but she has an indescribable charm.

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A Japanese person would never do something like that.

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Living past 90 is by no means rare.

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It's absolutely not a leisurely job.

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No matter how harsh the training was, she never cried.

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The greedy man was never satisfied with his reward.

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People who break their promises are never trusted.

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I would never break the law.

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It's not that I dislike farming at all.

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The soldiers were told never to surrender.

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I will never forget seeing her on stage.

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My father will probably never accept my marriage.

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Misfortune never comes singly.

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Even if she felt unpleasant, she never let it show on her face.

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She's anything but polite.

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She's by no means a beauty.

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Because she can never keep a secret.