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〜っこない: no way; there is no chance

N2 · 10 Emphasis and attitude

Casually says that something absolutely cannot happen.

Verb stem + っこない. Only used in spoken language, among friends. It expresses a strong denial of possibility: できっこない. Compare 〜わけがない, which is a little more neutral.

Examples

そんな難むずかしい問題もんだい、私わたしにはできっこないよ。

There's no way I can solve such a difficult problem.

あいつが約束を守やくそくをまもりっこないって。

He is never going to keep his promise.

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