How to say nothing in Japanese

JLPTN3
何も★【なにもnanimo】

expression / adverb:

  • nothing (with neg. verbs); not any
  • and everything else (with noun plus "mo"); all

Example Sentences

それsoreをwoするsuruよりyori他taはhaないnai。
I have nothing better to do.
真実shinjitsuのみnomiがga美しいutsukushii。
Nothing is beautiful but the truth.
努力doryokuなくnakuしshiてteはha何naniもmo得eられrareないnai。
Nothing is achieved without effort.
ほとんどhotondoのno科学kagaku的teki進歩shinpoはha当然touzenのnoことkotoについてnitsuiteのno発見hakkenにni過ぎsugiないnai。
Most scientific breakthroughs are nothing else than the discovery of the obvious.
「何もnanimo聞いていないkiiteinaiのでnode何もnanimo言えないienai」とto困惑konwakuのno表情hyoujouをwo浮かべたukabeta。
He said with a perplexed expression, "I've heard nothing, so I can't say anything."

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