〜ゃしない: meaning and usage

How to form it

• verb (masu-stem)+やしない
• verb (masu-stem)+ゃしない

How it is used

A spoken contraction of 「〜はしない」: a strong 'won't, doesn't at all', carrying the speaker's irritation or resignation, as in 「聞きやしない」 and 「ありゃしない」. Much stronger than plain 「〜ない」 and belongs to casual speech.

Examples

1. 娘は私の注意なんて聞きやしないんですよ。

   My daughter won't listen to my warnings at all.

2. こんなに散らかっていたら、探し物なんか見つかりゃしない。

   With everything in such a mess, you'll never find what you're looking for.

3. 毎日残業ばかりで、趣味の時間なんてありゃしない。

   It's overtime every day; there's no time for hobbies at all.