N2 — outside your level filter
Modifies the end of the sentence directly and takes no だ/です, so there are no forms to conjugate.
てっきり
tekkiricertainly (mistakenly assumed to be true)N2adverb
Example sentences2
てっきり雨が降ると思っていたのに、晴れてしまった。
tekkiri ame ga furu to omotte ita noni, harete shimatta.
I was certain it would rain, but it ended up sunny. neutral
てっきり君が来るものだと思ってたよ。
tekkiri kimi ga kuru mono da to omotteta yo.
I was sure you'd be coming. casual