文法: Grammar a Day - Level 2 [ よもや (yomoya) ]

よもや (yomoya) - surely not


--- Examples ---
よもやそんなことは有り得ない
That can't possbly be true!

よもやそんなことはあるまい。
It is highly improbable.

--- Comments ---
よもや and まさか are interchangeable, but よもや I think is more
critical about incredulity than まさか.
(contributor: bamboo4)

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