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Shopping, studying, and exercise are all crossed out. 「何もしません」 means doing nothing.

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Lesson notes · ≈ JLPT N5 · Beginner 1

何も〜ません／どこへも〜ませんnani mo ~masen / doko e mo ~masen

total negation: nothing, nowhere

How it works

Shopping, studying, and exercise are all crossed out. 「何もしません」 means doing nothing.
「何も」 rules out all things or activities. The verb that follows must use 「ません」.
No trips to the park, shop, or school. 「どこへも行きません」 means not going anywhere.
「どこも」 rules out every place, not just one particular destination.
To express a destination, put the particle 「へ」 before 「も」: どこへも行きません。
「どこへ行きますか」 asks where you are going. If you are going nowhere, say 「どこへも行きません」.

Even if you go nowhere, you can still rest in your room. 「どこへも」 rules out destinations.

A
今日きょうどこへえ行きますいきますか。か
A: Where are you going today?
B
どこへえも行きません。いきません部屋へやで休みます。やすみます
B: I'm not going anywhere. I'll rest in my room.
A
そうですか。か
A: I see.

Level 1 · Recognise
Which sentence is correct?
Level 1 · Recognise
Listen and choose the meaning
Level 2 · Build
Put the words in order
I do nothing today.
Level 3 · Use
What goes in the blank?
週末はません。
I won't do anything on the weekend.