GrammarJLPT N5
(not) anything
Expression

Definitions

  1. 1. (not) anything
  2. 2. (nothing) at all
  3. 3. and everything else
  4. 4. (not) at all
Used with a negative verb to mean "nothing" or "not anything." It signals that no item, thing, or matter applies to what's being said, e.g. "I don't want anything" or "nothing happened."

Grammar

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Example sentences

Sentence 1

A: "Did you put something here?" B: "No, I didn't put anything here."

Sentence 2

I don't know anything about that.

Sentence 3

You can't see anything at night.

Sentence 4

A: "What are you going to buy?" B: "Nothing today."

Sentence 5

A: "Did you hear anything?" B: "No, I didn't hear anything."