JLPT N1 grammar

〜内に入らないmeaning and usage

Meaning

Not really A; Can’t really be considered A

How to form it

  • verb (dictionary form)/verb (ta-form)うちに入らない
  • verb (te-form)いるうちに入らない
  • い-adjectiveうちに入らない
  • nounのうちに入らない

How it is used

Spoken: 'doesn't even count as A', because the amount or degree is too small to deserve the name. Often with 「くらい」 or 「なんて」. Unlike 「と言っても」, it dismisses A outright.

Examples

  1. 1日30分の勉強ぐらいでは、勉強をしている内に入りませんよ。

    With about thirty minutes of studying in a day, you can't really consider that as (proper) studying.

  2. 五分くらいの遅れは、遅刻のうちに入らないよ。

    Five minutes or so behind doesn't count as being late.

  3. この程度の寒さは、北国では寒いうちに入らない。

    In the north, cold like this doesn't even count as cold.