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っこない

Quick Info
1. A is definitely not possible.

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Meaning
A is definitely not possible.
JLPT level: N2 | Other grammar in 'Potential, Possibility':
Politeness: casual | Related meaning(s): ようがない／ようもない (similar) (add related)

How to Use
Examples (4)
User sentences (18)
Verified sentences (1)
Construction
Verb: StemA+っこ+ない/ありません
Example:
飲みっこない (definitely won't (can't) drink)

Potential Verb: StemA+っこ+ない/ありません
Example:
読めっこない (definitely can't read)


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    できっこない and わかりっこない are also commonly seen in this form.
    Written by マイコー 3+ years ago



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「彼は今夜たくさん飲んだので、安全に運転出来っこない。」
He drank a lot tonight so there's no chance he can drive safely tonight.
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「高校の頃三年間勉強したけど、スペイン語を喋れっこない。」
During high school, I studied it for three years but there is no chance that I can speak Spanish.
Helpful? 3 | Something incorrect?
「徹夜をしてもこの本を明日まで読み切れっこない！」
Even if I pulled an all-nighter, I couldn't finish this book by tomorrow!
Helpful? 6 | Something incorrect?
「それは君だって間違いっこない。」
You can't mistake it.
Helpful? 2 | Something incorrect?

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子どもが生まれたから飲みに来られっこない。
Because he became a dad, it's not possible for him to join us for a drink.
(Because a child was born, [he] can't go drinking.)
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mireille
Years studied: 3 | Studying: JLPT N3 & JLPT 2級

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Additional usages:

よく使う形：「できっこない」、「わかりっこない」、V可能形＋っこない
少していねいにいうときは、「っこありません」。

今日中にレポートを書くんですか。できっこありませんよ。
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written 3+ years ago.
マイコー Site admin
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With the volitional form, is it still the stem of the volitional, like 買えっこない?
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written 3+ years ago.
mireille
Years studied: 3 | Studying: JLPT N3 & JLPT 2級

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Yes.
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マイコー Site admin
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Thanks!
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written 3+ years ago.