洒落にならない · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 洒落にならない | 洒落にならなくない |
| Polite | 洒落にならないです | 洒落にならなくないですalso 洒落にならなくありません |
| Past polite | 洒落にならなかったです | 洒落にならなくなかったですalso 洒落にならなくありませんでした |
| Past | 洒落にならなかった | 洒落にならなくなかった |
| Te-form | 洒落にならなくて | 洒落にならなくなくて |
| Adverbial | 洒落にならなく | |
| Conditional | 洒落にならなければ | 洒落にならなくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 洒落にならなかったら | 洒落にならなくなかったら |
not funny; no laughing matter; serious
Used when a situation is too serious or severe to be joked about. Often implies real danger, trouble, or offensiveness.
That accident is no laughing matter.
It's not something to joke about; it's a serious matter.
Katakana spelling is also used, especially in casual or emphatic contexts.
From 洒落 (joke, pun) + にならない (is not becoming, is not acceptable). Literally 'it doesn't become a joke', i.e., the matter is too serious to be treated as a joke.