none
Derived from the Old English 'nān', meaning 'not one, not any'.
PRON
(1)
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Used to refer to not a single person or thing; nobody or no one. It emphasizes the absence of quantity, signifying that there are zero units of whatever is being discussed. For example, if someone says, 'None of the cookies are left,' it means there are no cookies remaining.
- None of the students completed the assignment — 誰も学生が宿題を完了させていない。
- I have none of the information you requested — あなたが要求した情報は何も持っていません。
register: formal
DET
(1)
[/nʌn/en-US]
not a single
formal
/
zero
informal
/
untranslatable concept
untranslatable
(The concept of 'none' as both a pronoun and determiner does not have a direct single-word equivalent in English.)
Antonyms
any
Indicates that there is not a single instance or unit of something. It is often used in contexts where a negative quantity is affirmed. For instance, saying 'There were none available' means that there were zero items available for use.
- There are none of those options left — その選択肢はもう残っていません。
- I found none of the answers in the textbook — 教科書に答えが一つも見つからなかった。
register: formal