みな・皆mina[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, pronoun, adverbeveryone; everybody; allみんな is less formal and more emphatic
- noun, adverbeverything; all
- SynonymすべてNeutralCovers everything or all, people and things alike, as in 「全てを話す」; stresses leaving nothing out. For a group of people, 「みな」 or 「みんな」 is the usual choice.
- Synonym全部ぜんぶNeutralRefers to the whole quantity and is used mostly for things, as in 「全部食べた」; when talking about people, 「みんな」 sounds more natural.
- Synonym一切いっさいNeutralMeans everything with no exceptions and often pairs with a negative to mean 'not at all', as in 「一切関係ない」; the tone is emphatic.
- Related全体ぜんたいNeutralTakes in everything as a single whole, as in 「クラス全体」; it stresses the group as one unit rather than its individual members.
「みな」 and 「みんな」 cover all the people or things present and are the most natural choice for people. For a total quantity use 「全部」 or 「全て」, for the whole as one unit 「全体」, and for emphasis on no exceptions or complete denial 「一切」.
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