トムは<strong>決（けっ）して</strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='1065'>頭（あたま）</span>が<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='24' data-vocab-id='586'>悪（わる）い</span>わけでは<strong>ない</strong>。単（たん）<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='594'>なる</span>怠（なま）け者（もの）な<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='43' data-vocab-id='259'>だけ</span>だ。

何回（なんかい）<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='416'>友達（ともだち）</span>に行（い）こうと誘（さそ）われても、<strong>決（けっ）して</strong>行（い）か<strong>ない</strong>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='564'>彼（かれ）</span>は<strong>決（けっ）して</strong>妥協（だきょう）し<strong>ない</strong><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='300'>人（ひと）</span>だ。

<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='47' data-vocab-id='9'>あの</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='300'>人（ひと）</span>は<strong>決（けっ）して</strong>嘘（うそ）をつか<strong>ない</strong>。

<span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='47' data-vocab-id='9'>あの</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='300'>人（ひと）</span>に冗談（じょうだん）を言（い）っても、<strong>決（けっ）して</strong>笑（わら）わ<strong>ない</strong>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='334'>何（なに）</span>を<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='598'>手（て）</span>に入（い）れても、<strong>決（けっ）して</strong>満足（まんぞく）し<strong>ない</strong>。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='972'>あなた</span>のことは<strong>決（けっ）して</strong>忘（わす）れ<strong>ません</strong>。

<strong>決（けっ）して</strong>損（そん）はさせ<strong>ない</strong>から、<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='849'>私（わたし）</span>を信用（しんよう）してください。

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='564'>彼（かれ）</span>は<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='527'>少（すこ）し</span>偏屈（へんくつ）だが、<strong>決（けっ）して</strong><span class='gp-popout vocab-popout' data-gp-id='24' data-vocab-id='586'>悪（わる）い</span><span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='300'>人（ひと）</span>では<strong>ない</strong>。

嘘（うそ）をついたら<strong>決（けっ）して</strong>許（ゆる）さ<strong>ない</strong>。

そんな決定（けってい）は<strong>決（けっ）して</strong>認（みと）め<strong>ない</strong>！

<span class='vocab-popout' data-vocab-id='334'>何（なに）</span>があっても、<strong>決（けっ）して</strong>あきらめ<strong>ない</strong>。

Formation, example sentences and similar structures

Additional example sentences and listening practice

<div class='writeup-body'>決（けっ）して by itself is the て form of the verb 決（けっ）する 'to determine'. However 決（けっ）して is special in that it is considered to be a stand-alone <span class='info-highlight' data-term='副詞・ふくし'>adverb</span>. As an adverb, it carries the meaning of 'decidedly', or 'assuredly', and is used in sentences that contain ない, in order to convey 'never (A)', 'under no circumstances (A)' or 'by no means (A)'.<br>Like many other adverbs in Japanese, 決（けっ）して can appear at the beginning of a sentence, or directly before the word it is modifying (which will be in its ない form).<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>道（みち）はものすごく危（あぶ）ない<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='62'>ので</span>、<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='268'>決（けっ）して</span>グループ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='52'>から</span>離（はな）れ<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='65'>ないで下（くだ）さい</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>This road is very dangerous, so please under no circumstances leave the group.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='268'>決（けっ）して</span>痛（いた）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='873'>くない</span>とは言（い）えない<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='2'>です</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>By no means, can I say that it does not hurt.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='30'>この</span>乗（の）り物（もの）は<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='268'>決（けっ）して</span>危険（きけん）ではない<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='2'>です</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>This ride is by no means dangerous.</div></li><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='268'>決（けっ）して</span>悪（わる）い人（ひと）ではない<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='361'>けど</span>、時々（ときどき）失礼（しつれい）なとき<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='13'>がある</span>。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>By no means do I think that this person is bad, but they are rude at times.</div></li></ul>While the translation is 'never', the literal meaning of 決（けっ）して is 'decidedly not (A)', or 'assuredly not (A)', simply emphasizing the negative point within a sentence.<div class='writeup-caution'><div class='caution-header'>Caution</div>決（けっ）して may also sometimes be paired with other structures that are not specifically negative, the primary example of this being <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='503'>ものか</span> (a grammar point that we will learn about later). <span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='503'>ものか</span> strongly confirms a statement as being something that does not exist/will not be done.<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>宝石（ほうせき）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span><span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='268'>決して</span>渡（わた）すものか！</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>There is no way I will hand over this treasure.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>お前（まえ）に<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='268'>決して</span>お金（かね）<span class='gp-popout' data-gp-id='21'>を</span>貸（か）すものか！</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>There is no way I will lend you money.</div></li></ul></div></div>

Grammar Info

決(けっ)して〜ない

never, by no means