全然 (ぜんぜん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

全然 (ぜんぜん) means not at all (in negative sentences).

See example sentences below.

全然 at a glance

全然

ぜんぜんzenzen

N4adv

not at all (in negative sentences)

全然ぜんぜんzenzenN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

not at all (in negative sentences)

Example 1

この本はぜんぜんおもしろくない。

Translation

This book is not interesting at all.

Example 2

ぜんぜんわからなかった。

Translation

I didn’t understand it at all.