JLPT N3 grammar

〜も〜ないmeaning and usage

Meaning

  1. Doesn't/didn't A anywhere
  2. Doesn't/didn't A at all
  3. No one A

How to form it

  • question wordもverb (nai-form)
  • question wordに/で/からもverb (nai-form)
  • 一人/一つ/一度もverb (nai-form)

How it is used

A question word plus 「も」 with a negative gives a total negation: 「誰も」 nobody, 「何も」 nothing, 「どこにも」 nowhere. 「一度も」 means 'never once'. Particles like 「に」 or 「で」 go before 「も」.

Examples

  1. そんなにおいしい話はどこにもない。

    Such a sweet thing/deal doesn't exist anywhere.

  2. 教室には、もう誰もいなかった。

    There was no one left in the classroom.

  3. 忙しくて、朝から何も食べていない。

    I've been so busy I haven't eaten anything since morning.