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Decoded Slug: どこも Verb ません (dokomo + Verb + masen)
Japanese JLPT Grammar Point
どこも Verb ません (dokomo + Verb + masen)
どこも Verb ません (dokomo + Verb + masen)
Short explanation:
Express that 'nowhere' meets the verb action; 'nowhere does/can'.
Formation:
どこも + Verb-ます form + ません
Examples:
どこも静かじゃありません。
Doko mo shizuka ja arimasen.
Nowhere is quiet.
どこもその本を売っていません。
Doko mo sono hon wo utteimasen.
Nowhere sells that book.
この地域では、どこもインターネットに接続できません。
Kono chiiki de wa, doko mo intaanetto ni setsuzoku dekimasen.
In this area, nowhere can connect to the internet.
どこも彼を知りません。
Doko mo kare wo shirimasen.
Nowhere knows him.
Long explanation:
The どこも + Verb ません grammar point is used to express that nowhere does or can fulfill the verb action. It is a negative statement and can be translated as 'nowhere (+ verb)' in English.