At a glance
ぜんぜん means "not at all". It is usually used with a negative form to say something is zero or not true in any way.
ぜんぜん + negative form
フランス語はぜんぜん分かりません。 I don't understand French at all.
How to form it
ぜんぜん usually goes right before the negative part of the sentence.
| Combines with | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Verb (negative) | ぜんぜん分かりません | don't understand at all |
| Verb (past negative) | ぜんぜん寝ませんでした | didn't sleep at all |
| い-adjective (negative) | ぜんぜん寒くない | not cold at all |
| な-adjective (negative) | ぜんぜん静かじゃない | not quiet at all |
| Noun + ない | ぜんぜん時間がない | have no time at all |