Structure
[い]Adjective[く]+ もなんともない
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About い-Adj[く] + もなんともない
When paired with the conjunctive form of い-Adjectives, く, もなんともない is often translated as 'not (A) or anything', or 'definitely not (A)'. This is a combination of the adverbial particle も and the adverb 何ともない 'doesn't amount to anything'. なんともない is often grouped with other negative structures in order to show that the thing it is linked to is not a large amount or considerable extent.
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まだまだだな、お前のパンチを喰らっても痒くもなんともないぞ。You still have a long way to go. Even after getting punched by you, it doesn't even itch.
- ここで売ってるもんは全て珍しいとかって言ってるけど、実は珍しくもなんともないんだよ。他の店に行くと5千円イカで売ってるよ。They are saying that everything they are selling is rare, but actually they are not rare at all. If you go to other stores, you can see that they sell them for under 5 thousand yen.
- ホラー映画にしたら怖くもなんともない、むしろちょっとコメディーっぽいかも。As a horror movie, this is not scary at all. Matter of fact, it's more like a comedy movie.
Caution
This structure is also commonly used with the auxiliary adjective たい, for showing that someone 'doesn't want to do (A)'.-
私はジェットコースターとかが苦手だから遊園地に行きたくもなんともない。Since I dislike roller coasters, I don't want to go to amusement parks at all.
- 彼のことは聞きたくもなんともない。I don't want to hear about him at all.
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Examples
ミツバが転んだ、エマ:「大丈夫?」
ミツバ:「へいきだよ。」
エマ:「血、出てるよ。」
ミツバ:「でも、痛くもなんともないよ。」Mitsuba has fallen over, Emma: 'Are you ok?'
Mitsuba: 'I'm ok!'
Emma: 'You're bleeding!'
Mitsuba: 'But, it doesn't hurt at all.'「もうやめない?その話。面白くもなんともないから!」
'Won't you stop (talking about) that topic? Because it is not interesting at all!'
東京観光、コマリ:「東京スカイツリーは本当に大きいねえ。」
ヒカゲ:「私には珍しくもなんともないけど。初めての人は驚くよね。」Tokyo sightseeing, Komari: 'Tokyo Skytree is really big!'
Hikage: 'It's not unusual for me at all. But, it's amazing for first-timers. '「噂なんて全然知りたくもなんともないけど。」
'I don't want to know any rumors at all.'
ホラー映画のレビュー:「ゾンビ映画にしては怖くもなんともない。それでも面白いからハマる。」
Review of a horror movie: 'For a zombie movie, it is not scary at all. But still, one can get into it since it's interesting'
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