まさか

Meaning & usage

Incredible; never thought; never dreamed; surely not; impossible; don't tell me that ~; not at all likely; absolutely not. | An adverb that indicates the speaker's strong belief that something is not expected to (have) become a reality.

Example sentences 15

1. A: スミスさんは日本語を一年しか勉強していないのに、ペラペラですよ。B: まさか。

   A: Smith has studied Japanese for only one year, but he is fluent, you know. B: Impossible!

2. まさかあたしの誕生日を忘れたんじゃないでしょうね。

   Don't tell me that you forgot my birthday!

3. まさかあの人がそんなことを言うはずはないでしょ。

   It's not at all likely that she has said such a thing!

4. まさかあんないい人が人を殺すなんてあるはずがない。

   Don't tell me a good person like that killed someone.

5. まさかこんな高いダイヤモンドの指輪を買ってくれたんじゃないでしょうね。

   I don't believe that you brought me such an expensive diamond ring!

6. まさか司法試験に一度でパス出来るとは考えてもいなかった。

   I never dreamed that I could pass the bar examination on my first attempt.

7. まさか彼がこんな寒い日に来るはずはないですよ。

   Surely he won't show up on such a cold day!

8. まさか彼が日本語の先生になるとは考えてもみなかった。

   I never thought that he would become a Japanese language teacher.

9. まさか美智子があんな男と結婚するとは思わなかった。

   I never dreamed that Michiko would marry that kind of a guy.

10. まさか自分が交通事故に巻き込まれるとは思いませんでしたよ。

    I never thought that I would be involved in a traffic accident.

11. もう五月なのだから、まさか雪は降るまい。

    Since it is May it is very unlikely that it will snow.

12. 最近父から手紙が来ないけれど、まさか具合が悪いのではあるまい。

    Lately I haven't heard from my father, but God forbid that he might be ill.

13. 母は入院中だから、まさか私の結婚式に出席するわけにはいくまい。

    Because my mother is in the hospital right now, it is impossible to expect her to attend my wedding.

14. 青い顔をしているけど、まさか病気じゃないでしょうね。

    You look pale. Are you sure you are not ill?

15. Ａ：七十のおじいさんが高校に入ったんだって。 Ｂ：まさか。

    A: I heard that an old man of 70 entered a high school. B: Incredible!