JLPT N5 Grammar

Question word + も + negative

question word + mo + negative — nothing, nobody — total negation

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JLPT N5
PatternQuestion word + も + negative
Core Meaningnothing, nobody — total negation
StructureQuestion word + も + negative
Key Exampleいいえ、今日はほかはどこも行きません。寮に帰ります。No, I'm not going anywhere else today. I'm going back to the dorm.

Structure

Question word + も + negative

Meaning and usage

どこも and 何も are used with negative sentences to mean nowhere or nothing.

Example sentences

いいえ、今日きょうはほかはどこも行きませんいきません。寮りょうに帰りますかえります。No, I'm not going anywhere else today. I'm going back to the dorm.

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Choose the correct answer＿＿行きませんでした。(完全没去)