Noun たりとも～ない JLPT N1 Very formal / literary
~tari tomo ~nai
Used to show a strong negative: 'not even ~', 'not a single ~'.
Formal, literary "not even a single..." - absolute negation, emphatic.
Formation
Noun + たりとも + Negative Verb
Explanation
「Noun + たりとも + Negative Verb」expresses a strong negation such as 'not even one', 'not even once', or 'none at all'.
Example sentences
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Don’t waste even a single minute.
Ippun tari tomo muda ni suru na.
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He doesn't speak even a single word.
Kare wa hitokoto tari tomo hanasanai.
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She has never seen that movie, not even once.
Kanojo wa ichido tari tomo sono eiga o mita koto ga nai.
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I don't have even a single picture of it.
Watashi wa ichimai tari tomo sono shashin o motte inai.