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What is the difference between 何とも and 何も ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between 何とも and 何も ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
But it was in the house for all this time. Nothing had happened until now!でも ずっと家の中にあったのよ今まで何ともなかったのに
Can't I just use 何も instead of 何とも in the sentence above?
EDIT: maybe 何とも emphasizes that nothing at all happened, not even a little, while 何も is just the direct translation of "nothing" without any implications.
Can't I just use 何も instead of 何とも in the sentence above?
EDIT: maybe 何とも emphasizes that nothing at all happened, not even a little, while 何も is just the direct translation of "nothing" without any implications.
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It has to do with rather conditions or situations than actions.
You shouldn't think of mangling the word "何ともない", I reckon.
I recommend you to see it as a collocation.
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・事故にあったらしいけど、大丈夫?ーうん、何ともないよ
・大きなミスをしたと思ったが、何ともなかった
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でも ずっと家の中にあったのよ今まで何ともなかったのに X
でも ずっと家の中にあったのよ今まで何もなかったのに O
I head you fell down on the street. 何とも なかった?
Look into the refrigerator, you'll find some drink. I looked, but 何もなかった。
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何ともない…there's no influence
何もない…there doesn't exist
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@Crocuta
It has to do with rather conditions or situations than actions.
You shouldn't think of mangling the word "何ともない", I reckon.
I recommend you to see it as a collocation.
(例)
・事故にあったらしいけど、大丈夫?ーうん、何ともないよ
・大きなミスをしたと思ったが、何ともなかった
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