HomeGrammarJLPT N1Noun たりとも~ない (~tari tomo ~nai)

Noun たりとも~ない (~tari tomo ~nai)

JLPT N1

Explanation

Used to show a strong negative: 'not even ~', 'not a single ~'.

Formation

Detailed explanation

「Noun + たりとも + Negative Verb」expresses a strong negation such as 'not even one', 'not even once', or 'none at all'.

Examples

Ippun tari tomo muda ni suru na.

Don’t waste even a single minute.

Kare wa hitokoto tari tomo hanasanai.

He doesn't speak even a single word.

Kanojo wa ichido tari tomo sono eiga o mita koto ga nai.

She has never seen that movie, not even once.

Watashi wa ichimai tari tomo sono shashin o motte inai.

I don't have even a single picture of it.

Practice

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