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よくもまあ (yokumomaa) Japanese meaning: just how | Kotomora
じ 字
Kanji 善 virtuous, good, goodness Related words よくも よくも is a shorter emphatic form with a similar indignant or surprised tone, but よくもまあ adds extra emphasis and a more colloquial, drawn-out feel.
よく よく is the neutral adverb meaning 'well' or 'often'; よくもまあ is a fixed emphatic expression, not simply 'well' plus particles.
Etymology Combination of よく (adverbial form of 良い, 'good') + も (emphatic particle) + まあ (interjection expressing surprise or resignation). The exact historical development is uncertain, but it functions as a fixed emphatic phrase.
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I'm amazed you managed to come all this way by yourself.
