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一つも・何も〜ない: not even one; nothing at all

N5 · 04 Adjectives and comparing

A counter + も, or a question word + も, with a negative verb says "none at all".

一つも, 一人も, 一度も, 何も, 誰も, どこも + a negative. 何もない = there is nothing at all; 誰も来ない = nobody comes. With a positive verb it does not work. Compare 全然〜ない (not at all) and plain も (also).

Examples

There is not a single apple in the fridge.

I did nothing today.

Nobody came.

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