少(すこ)しも

すこしも
adverb
not at all, not in the least
1. not at all, not in the least
Used with negative verbs to emphasize that something is completely absent or does not happen at all.
少(すこ)しも分(わ)からない。
I don't understand at all.
彼(かれ)は少(すこ)しも変(か)わっていない。
He hasn't changed at all.
少(すこ)しも気(き)にしていない。
I'm not bothered in the slightest.
あの人(ひと)の話(はなし)は少(すこ)しも面白(おもしろ)くなかった。
That person's story was not interesting in the least.
何度(なんど)説明(せつめい)しても少(すこ)しも分(わ)かってもらえなくて、困(こま)った。
No matter how many times I explained, they didn't understand at all, and I was at a loss.

少(すこ)しも is always used with a negative verb to mean "not at all."

GRAMMAR PATTERN:
少(すこ)しも + [negative verb]

SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:

COMMON MISTAKE:
Using 少(すこ)しも with affirmative verbs. This expression requires a negative ending.

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Added 2026.1.12 15:38 · Revised 2026.5.25 23:24
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