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Not (even a little) A
This expression emphasizes the negative condition A. Not quite as forceful as まったく～ない.
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冬 は 洗 濯 物 が 少 し も 乾 か な い な あ 。 
The laundry doesn't dry at all in the winter.
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昨日 は 少 し も 家 か ら 出 な か っ た 。 
I didn't leave the house at all yesterday.
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彼 は 少 し も 緊 張 し な い で 発 表 し た ん だ よ ！ 
He gave his presentation without getting nervous at all!

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少しも
AVerb: ない form
Basic Examples:
少しもできない (can't do it even a little)

少しも
Aい-adjective
-い
くない
Basic Examples:
少しも上手くない (not even a little bit well)

少しも
Aな-adjective
ではない
Basic Examples:
少しも元気ではない (not even a bit energetic)

少しも
ANoun (that can be counted)
が
ない
Basic Examples:
少しも食料がない (don't have even a little food)

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恵理子
Level: 1
(12 years ago)
In casual speech, 少しも becomes ちっとも.
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mysticfive
Years Studied: since 2000
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this can also be used with (countable) nouns - 少しもお金がない for example
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マイコー
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Got it!
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恵理子
Years Studied: 5
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When も changes to か, the meaning of the pattern becomes the contrary:

日本語は少しも話せません。　I can't speak Japanese at all.
日本語は少しか話せません。　I can speak a little bit of Japanese.

Dunno, maybe it would make sense to make another grammar entry for that...
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12 years ago (Edited 12 years ago.)
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マイコー
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Are you sure you're not mixing it up with the particle しか?
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恵理子
Years Studied: 5
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Now that you mention it, I finally understood!
I've forgot a し above. This is what I wanted to write:

日本語は少ししか話せません。　I can speak a little bit of Japanese.

And yes, that's the particle しか, you're right about that.
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JennaOkazaki
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What's the difference between 少しも~ない and まったく~ない?
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AJ808
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This might be a bit late, and may not be completely correct, but I think the major difference is the tone. まったく generally has a negative tone, and is more of "at all" while すこしも seems to be a bit less negative. The majority of the examples use "a little bit" in the translation and can also be used in a positive sense. The third example uses it in a positive way, while I've never heard まったく in any way except negative.

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mysticfive
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JennaOkazaki は 11月 18日, 6:21に
What's the difference between 少しも~ない and まったく~ない?
と言いました。

While they both mean "not at all," 少しも~ない is more polite than using まったく, and the latter almost has a sense of hopelessness - like if you said 日本語はまったく話しません, it has a feeling of "I don't speak any Japanese at all (so there's no use trying), whereas 少しも is more neutral and doesn't have that nuance.

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