"I think It's totally fine"


I just encountered this phrase in [this
video](https://youtu.be/5Akk9a_HQRE?t=228):

> 全然いいとおもいます。

As far as I know 全然 is usually used with negatives but can be used in
positives, too, in colloquial speech. However, this got me thinking: **what
would be a "more grammatically correct way" to say the same**?

"別にいい” also seems colloquial (the man at around 4:20 in the video uses it)

Apart from that, I can think of "結構です”, but it seems to vague; it makes me
feel more like I am in a shop or restaurant saying I do not need anything
else...

完璧 also seems out of place in this context. It would mean literally "perfect",
like attributing a degree to it (good, better, perfect)...

The only other one I found that seems possible to me is 完全に, like "完全にいい", and
I found some examples of what seems native speech via Google (「完全にいいぞ.
」「完全にいい1日となりました。」). Seems neutral

However, that's about it. Are there any obvious alternatives that I'm missing?

P.S. What's interesting, the next person used essentially the same construct,
"全然いいと思う”, just another level of politeness




It is a myth that 全然 must be accompanied by a negative word. Quoting from
[here](https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20180301-590073/)

  * 「一体生徒が全然悪いです」(夏目漱石「坊っちゃん」明治39年)
  * 「全然、自分の意志に支配されている」(芥川龍之介「羅生門」大正4年)

These are examples where `全然 + positive` by famous writers.

I think this is gradually 'demystified' over these years and people use `全然 +
positive` freely. See e.g.
[this](https://style.nikkei.com/article/DGXBZO37057770W1A201C1000000/).

Regarding your question, 全然いいと思います means here _I think there is no problem (if
some people are LGBT)_. The point is, it is denying the negativity associated
with LGBT by older generation (according to the video). So a natural
alternative is 全然問題ないと思います/何の問題もありません.

[Edit] Another possibility is _I don't mind at all_ : {全然,まったく} + 気になりません. /
気にしません. / かまいません.

(I assume it is just like _totally fine_ being different from _very good_. But
if both could mean the same, then it should have been _totally ok_ perhaps.)

As for others you mention:

  * The meaning of 結構です depends on the context, but it is either _No thank you_ or _It is very good_. The first does not clearly fit, and neither does the second because it is more for positively valuing the matter under discussion. In the video the speaker is denying the negative value, not positively advocating LGBT.
  * 完全にいい will be understood, but it is not acceptable (not something a native speaker would say). And again, this sounds more for positively valuing the thing - so does not fit for the context of the video either.




It is a myth that 全然 must be accompanied by a negative word. Quoting from
[here](https://news.mynavi.jp/article/20180301-590073/)

  * 「一体生徒が全然悪いです」(夏目漱石「坊っちゃん」明治39年)
  * 「全然、自分の意志に支配されている」(芥川龍之介「羅生門」大正4年)

These are examples where `全然 + positive` by famous writers.

I think this is gradually 'demystified' over these years and people use `全然 +
positive` freely. See e.g.
[this](https://style.nikkei.com/article/DGXBZO37057770W1A201C1000000/).

Regarding your question, 全然いいと思います means here _I think there is no problem (if
some people are LGBT)_. The point is, it is denying the negativity associated
with LGBT by older generation (according to the video). So a natural
alternative is 全然問題ないと思います/何の問題もありません.

[Edit] Another possibility is _I don't mind at all_ : {全然,まったく} + 気になりません. /
気にしません. / かまいません.

(I assume it is just like _totally fine_ being different from _very good_. But
if both could mean the same, then it should have been _totally ok_ perhaps.)

As for others you mention:

  * The meaning of 結構です depends on the context, but it is either _No thank you_ or _It is very good_. The first does not clearly fit, and neither does the second because it is more for positively valuing the matter under discussion. In the video the speaker is denying the negative value, not positively advocating LGBT.
  * 完全にいい will be understood, but it is not acceptable (not something a native speaker would say). And again, this sounds more for positively valuing the thing - so does not fit for the context of the video either.

