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jmdict 1188690 Active (id: 2090886)
何とも [ichi1,news1,nf10]
なんとも [ichi1,news1,nf10]
1. [adv]
▶ really
▶ very
▶ extremely
▶ terribly
▶ awfully
2. [adv]
《with neg. verb》
▶ (not) anything
▶ (not) at all
▶ (not) a bit



History:
5. A 2020-12-30 20:30:10  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2020-12-30 19:54:36  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, prog, daij, koj
  Comments:
なにとも is a separate entry in the kokugos with different (archaic) meanings.
I think "quite" could be misleading.
  Diff:
@@ -16,3 +15,0 @@
-<r_ele>
-<reb>なにとも</reb>
-</r_ele>
@@ -21 +17,0 @@
-<gloss>quite</gloss>
@@ -24,0 +21,2 @@
+<gloss>terribly</gloss>
+<gloss>awfully</gloss>
@@ -29,3 +27,3 @@
-<gloss>nothing</gloss>
-<gloss>not a bit</gloss>
-<gloss>not at all</gloss>
+<gloss>(not) anything</gloss>
+<gloss>(not) at all</gloss>
+<gloss>(not) a bit</gloss>
3. A 2011-08-19 05:50:59  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Looks better.
2. A* 2011-08-19 02:16:52  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
prog, nc, gg5
  Comments:
i'm rather sure 共 is the wrong とも
  Diff:
@@ -10,3 +10,0 @@
-<k_ele>
-<keb>何共</keb>
-</k_ele>
@@ -19,0 +16,3 @@
+<r_ele>
+<reb>なにとも</reb>
+</r_ele>
@@ -21,1 +21,0 @@
-<gloss>nothing (with neg. verb)</gloss>
@@ -23,0 +22,8 @@
+<gloss>really</gloss>
+<gloss>very</gloss>
+<gloss>extremely</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&adv;</pos>
+<s_inf>with neg. verb</s_inf>
+<gloss>nothing</gloss>
@@ -24,0 +31,1 @@
+<gloss>not at all</gloss>
1. A* 2011-08-18 23:41:24 
  Comments:
Hi, the layout of this entry seems to imply that the "not a bit" meaning occurs with an affirmative verb. Is that right, or should "not a bit" fall within the scope of "with neg. verb"?

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