adverbial N3 common casual
ちっとも〜ない — not at all
ちっとも〜ない ・ ちっとも
Builds on ない形
Meaning
- not at all / not a bit — casual, often with a tinge of complaint
Casual and usually peevish — it conveys mild frustration or disappointment that something expected (fun, change, progress) simply isn't there.
Key sentence
この本はちっとも面白くない。
This book isn't the least bit interesting.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Negative predicate | ちっとも + …ない | ちっとも変わらない |
Examples
薬を飲んでもちっとも良くならない。
Even taking the medicine, I don't get any better at all.
ちっとも気づかなかった。
I didn't notice in the slightest.
Easily confused with
See ちっとも〜ない in real sentences
Jengo shows ちっとも〜ない the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar.