真逆 (Masaka) is a Japanese interjection meaning “by no means, never!, well, I never!, you don't say!”.
Meanings
- interjectionby no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!; no way!
- adverbcertainly (not); surely (not); hardly (expected)with neg. verb
- noun, adjectival nounsomething unexpected; emergency
- adverb, adjectival nounindeed; really; truly; unexpectedly
- noun(the) present; (the) here and now; situation at hand
Examples
まさか、嘘でしょう。
You must be kidding!
まさか。冗談言うなよ！
You must be kidding!
まさかリアルに借金の催促だったの？
No way, is this really a debt collection call?
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).