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Name: Anonymous 2013-10-13 22:06

If you have a question about the language, ask it and fellow 4channers might see it and answer it for you.

英語でも日本語でもOK
日本の方からのご協力も大歓迎です

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Name: Anonymous 2013-10-19 8:05

>>20
"まったく(全く)" (totally) v.s. "完全に" (entirely, completely)

Good: "彼はまったくの無能というわけではないよ。"
So so: "彼は完全に無能というわけではないよ。"

Good: "お金がまったく無い。"
So so: "お金が完全に無い。"

Good: "困ったもんだよ、まったくもう!"
Don't make any sense: "困ったもんだよ、完全にもう!"

Good: "完全に正しい人などいない。"
Weird: "まったく正しい人などいない。" => Better: "まったく全てにおいて正しい人などいない。"

Good: "完全に詰んだ。"
Bad: "まったく詰んだ。"

Good: "まったくもって変な話だね。"
Don't make any sense: "完全もって変な話だね。"

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