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Meanings
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(not) one; (not) a single
Used with a negative predicate to mean 'not even one' or 'not a single thing'. Emphasizes complete absence.
There is not a single problem.
He didn't know a single thing.
Usage patterns
- 何一つ〈動詞〉ないto not do/have a single (thing) of a certain kind
He doesn't know a single thing about the matter.
- 何一つ変わらないnothing at all has changed
Even after ten years, nothing about this town has changed at all.
- 〈場所〉に何一つ〈物〉がないthere isn't even a single (thing) in a place
In the emptied room, not a single thing was left behind.