sama sekali

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• (at all): samsek (slang)

Etymology

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Prepositional phrase

sama sekali

1. (idiomatic) at all

   Aku belum mulai sama sekali. ― I haven't started at all.

2. (idiomatic) entirely

   Uangku sudah habis sama sekali. ― My money has been spent entirely.

Further reading

• “sama sekali” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.