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Decoded Slug: ~もなんでもない (〜mo nandemonai)

Japanese JLPT Grammar Point
~もなんでもない (〜mo nandemonai)

~もなんでもない (〜mo nandemonai)

Short explanation:

Expression used to dismiss or negate something's importance or significance; 'it's nothing at all', 'it does not matter'.

Formation:

Verb-dictionary form + もなんでもない, い-Adjective + もなんでもない,な-Adjective + なもなんでもない, Noun + もなんでもない

Examples:

100万円を負けるもなんでもない。
Hyaku man en o makeru mo nandemonai.
Losing a million yen is nothing at all.
彼が社長だもなんでもない。
Kare ga shachou da mo nandemonai.
It doesn't matter at all that he is the president.
あなたが来ないもなんでもない。
Anata ga konai mo nandemonai.
It doesn't matter at all if you don't come.
それが美しいもなんでもない。
Sore ga utsukushii mo nandemonai.
It doesn't matter at all that it is beautiful.

Long explanation:

The ~もなんでもない grammar point is used to dismiss or negate the importance or significance of something. It can be translated as 'it's nothing at all', 'it does not matter' or 'it's no big deal'. The phrase is most commonly used with Verbs in their dictionary form, い-Adjectives, な-Adjectives, and nouns.
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