枚挙にいとまがない · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 枚挙にいとまがない | 枚挙にいとまがなくない |
| Polite | 枚挙にいとまがないです | 枚挙にいとまがなくないですalso 枚挙にいとまがなくありません |
| Past polite | 枚挙にいとまがなかったです | 枚挙にいとまがなくなかったですalso 枚挙にいとまがなくありませんでした |
| Past | 枚挙にいとまがなかった | 枚挙にいとまがなくなかった |
| Te-form | 枚挙にいとまがなくて | 枚挙にいとまがなくなくて |
| Adverbial | 枚挙にいとまがなく | |
| Conditional | 枚挙にいとまがなければ | 枚挙にいとまがなくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 枚挙にいとまがなかったら | 枚挙にいとまがなくなかったら |
too many to count; innumerable
Used when examples, reasons, or things are so numerous that listing them all would be endless. Often appears in formal or written contexts.
His mistakes are too many to count.
There are so many causes of this problem that they are innumerable.
A more common and casual way to say 'countless'; 枚挙にいとまがない is more formal and often used in written language.
Most common spelling; uses kana for いとま.
Kanji spelling for いとま; less common but still seen.
Rare kanji form using 遑 for いとま.
From 枚挙 (listing one by one) + に + いとまがない (have no leisure/time). Literally 'there is no time to list them one by one', meaning too numerous to enumerate.