adverbial N2 common casualpolitewritten

一切〜ない — not at all / not in the least ~

一切〜ない ・ いっさいない

Meaning

Key sentence

The company gave no explanation at all about the accident.

Formation

Attaches toFormExample
一切 + (object) + negative predicate 一切 + 〜ない / 〜ません 一切いっさいらない / 一切いっさいみとめない

Examples

I have absolutely nothing to do with this matter.
Photography inside the store is strictly forbidden.

Easily confused with

Notes

See 一切〜ない in real sentences

Jengo shows 一切〜ない the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.

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Sources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar.

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