JLPT N5 Grammar: なにも・だれも・どこにも nanimo / daremo / dokonimo – nothing; no one; nowhere

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Sometimes there are nice shortcuts with Japanese. Let's learn what happens to a question word when you add a も.

なにも・だれも・どこにも

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The も attached to these question words means "none".

何(なに) what	何(なに)も nothing; not any (followed by negative verb)
誰(だれ) who	誰(だれ)も everyone; anyone -or- no-one (followed by negative verb)
どこ where	どこにも nowhere (followed by negative verb)
いつ when	いつも always -or- never (followed by a positive or negative verb)

Examples:

■ 私(わたし)は、何(なに)も持(も)っていません。 (I) don't have anything.

■ 誰(だれ)も私の意見(いけん)を聞(き)きたくないです。 No one wants to hear my opinion.

■ かぎは、どこにもありませんでした。 The keys were nowhere.

■ あの子(こ)は、いつもゲームをしています。 That kid is always playing (video) games.

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