鳥も通わない · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 鳥も通わない | 鳥も通わなくない |
| Polite | 鳥も通わないです | 鳥も通わなくないですalso 鳥も通わなくありません |
| Past polite | 鳥も通わなかったです | 鳥も通わなくなかったですalso 鳥も通わなくありませんでした |
| Past | 鳥も通わなかった | 鳥も通わなくなかった |
| Te-form | 鳥も通わなくて | 鳥も通わなくなくて |
| Adverbial | 鳥も通わなく | |
| Conditional | 鳥も通わなければ | 鳥も通わなくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 鳥も通わなかったら | 鳥も通わなくなかったら |
remote; out-of-the-way; isolated
Idiomatic expression literally meaning 'even birds don't come and go'; used to describe a place that is extremely remote, secluded, or hard to reach. Often appears in literary or descriptive contexts.
See also: 鳥も通わぬ (とりもかよわぬ)
That mountain village was a place so remote that even birds didn't pass through.
He lives alone in an unexplored region so isolated that not even birds go there.
A set phrase combining 鳥 (bird), も (even), and the negative form of 通う (to come and go). The literal meaning 'even birds don't come and go' figuratively describes extreme remoteness. The exact origin is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern of using natural imagery to emphasize isolation.