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THE WORD · N3

まあまあ

Well, let's say

Adverbe · Interjection

まあ、本当ほんとう？

Oh, no! Really?

Example: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Japanese: small_snow · French : queenie

Parts of speech

Adverbe · Interjection

The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.

English dictionary meanings
  • just (e.g. "just wait here")
  • come now
  • now, now
  • tolerably
  • passably
  • moderately
  • reasonably
  • fairly
  • rather
  • somewhat
  • well ...
  • I think ...
  • it would seem ...
  • you might say ...
  • Hmmm, I guess so ...
  • oh!
  • oh dear!
  • oh, my!
  • wow!
  • goodness gracious!
  • good heavens!

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