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ちっとも〜ない

ちっとも〜ないchittomo naicasual

not one bit — the spoken absolute, and almost always a complaint + savor + not

chittomo ajiwawanai

not one bit — the spoken absolute, and almost always a complaint

meaning: not savor one bit

Related

  • 味あじわう
  • ちっとも〜ない
  • ちっとも味あじわわない

毎日まいにち水みずをやってるのに、ちっとも味あじわわない。

mainichi mizu o yatteru noni, chittomo ajiwawanai.

I water it every day, and it doesn't savor one bit. casual

新あたらしい薬くすりを飲のんでみたけど、ちっともよくならない。

atarashii kusuri o nonde mita kedo, chittomo yoku naranai.

I tried the new medicine, but I'm not getting any better at all. casual

All examples5

not one bit; not in the least — almost always a complaint

  1. 毎日まいにち水みずをやってるのに、ちっとも育そだたない。

    mainichi mizu o yatteru noni, chittomo sodatanai.

    I water it every day, and it doesn't grow one bit. casual

  2. 新あたらしい薬くすりを飲のんでみたけど、ちっともよくならない。

    atarashii kusuri o nonde mita kedo, chittomo yoku naranai.

    I tried the new medicine, but I'm not getting any better at all. casual

  3. この仕事しごとは何年なんねんやっても、ちっとも楽らくになりません。

    kono shigoto wa nannen yatte mo, chittomo raku ni narimasen.

    However many years I do this job, it never gets any easier. neutral

  4. 彼かれの冗談じょうだんはちっとも面白おもしろくなかった。

    kare no joudan wa chittomo omoshirokunakatta.

    His joke wasn't funny in the least. neutral

  5. 私わたしの絵えなんて、ちっとも上手じょうずじゃないよ。

    watashi no e nante, chittomo jouzu ja nai yo.

    My drawing isn't any good at all. casual

How it's formed3

Notes

Colloquial rather than speech-only — it works with ます endings and plain
narrative alike, but business and formal writing swap in 少すこしも or
全まったく. In speech it's じゃない rather than ではない.