<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='564'>彼（かれ）</span>は<strong>まったく</strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='397'>勉強（べんきょう）</span><span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='138' data-gp-id='22'>し</span><strong>ない</strong>。

<strong>まったく</strong>見込（みこ）みが<strong>ない</strong>という<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='588'>意味（いみ）</span>ではない。

実（じつ）は<strong>まったく</strong>泳（およ）げ<strong>ない</strong>んです。

<strong>まったく</strong>負（ま）けたことが<strong>ない</strong>。

<strong>まったく</strong>変化（へんか）が<strong>ない</strong>。

<strong>まったく</strong>冒険（ぼうけん）<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='138'>する</span>気（き）が<strong>ない</strong>。

<strong>まったく</strong>心（こころ）にも<strong>ない</strong>お世辞（せじ）を<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='26 data-vocab-id='952'>言（い）う</span>のはやめてください。

<strong>まったく</strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='1015'>やる</span>気（き）が<strong>ない</strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='300'>人（ひと）</span>と<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='32' data-vocab-id='255'>一緒（いっしょ）に</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='348'>働（はたら）く</span>とか嫌（いや）だ。

鑑定（かんてい）の結果（けっか）、<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='30' data-vocab-id='91'>この</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='879'>絵（え）</span>には<strong>まったく</strong>価値（かち）が<strong>ない</strong>と判明（はんめい）した。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='164'>テスト</span>に<strong>まったく</strong>知（し）ら<strong>ない</strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='439'>問題（もんだい）</span>が出（で）て困（こま）った。

<strong>まったく</strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='439'>問題（もんだい）</span><strong>ありません</strong>。<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='492'>好（す）き</span>なようにやってください。

<strong>まったく</strong>学（まな）ぶつもりが<strong>ない</strong>。

<div class='writeup-body'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='439'>全く～ない</span> is an expression that combines the <span class='info-highlight' data-term='副詞・ふくし'>adverb</span> 全（まった）く, with a phrase that uses another word in its ない form. It is often translated as 'not at all (A)'. Literally, it is closer to 'completely not (A)', or 'entirely not (A)', coming from the kanji 全（ぜん）'s meaning of 'whole'.<br>Like many other adverbs, まったく may be used at the beginning of a sentence, or directly before the word that it is describing as being 'not at all' (A).<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='30'>この</span>子（こ）は<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='439'>全（まった）く</span>吠（ほ）え<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='439'>ない</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='2'>です</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='78'>よ。</span></div><div class='writeup-example--english'>This dog does not bark at all. (子（こ） may sometimes be used about pets, if it is obvious what is being discussed)</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>あんた<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='32'>に</span>褒（ほ）められても<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='439'>全（まった）く</span>嬉（うれ）しく<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='439'>ない</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Even if I did get complimented by you, it wouldn't make me happy at all.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>店員（てんいん）さん<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='10'>が</span>「<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='30'>この</span>扇風機（せんぷうき）は静（しず）か<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='2'>です</span>よ」<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='358'>って</span>言（い）った<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='45'>から</span>買（か）ったのに、<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='439'>全（まった）く</span>静（しず）かじゃ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='439'>ない</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>The shopkeeper said 'This fan is very quiet', so I bought it. However, it was not quiet at all.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='439'>全（まった）く</span>筋肉（きんにく）が<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='439'>ない</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='62'>ので</span>私（わたし）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='109'>だけで</span>は持（も）て<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='51'>ません</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I don't have any muscles at all, so I can't carry this by myself.</div></li></ul>It is common to see this expression using both the kanji form, and plain hiragana form of 全（まった）く, so both should be learned early.<div class='writeup-caution'><div class='caution-header'>Caution</div>まったく is very similar to <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='375'>全然（ぜんぜん）</span>, another grammar point that is used to highlight the complete lack of something. However, まったく tends to sound a little bit more serious, and is therefore more likely to be used in formal writing/situations. <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='375'>全然（ぜんぜん）</span> on the other hand is far more common in casual speech.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='439'>全（まった）く</span>分（わ）から<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='439'>ない</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='62'>ので</span>、手伝（てつだ）っ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='60'>てください</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I don't understand at all, so please help me.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='375'>全然（ぜんぜん）</span>わか<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='888'>らない</span>。手伝（てつだ）って。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I have no clue. Can you help me?</div></li></ul></div></div>

Grammar Info

全(まった)く～ない

not~at all