〜っこない

kko nai

no way; there's absolutely no chance

Formation

Verb-stem + っこない

Chinese meanings

绝不可能

Chinese formation

动词ます形去ます＋っこない

Chinese usage

强烈否定某事实现的可能性。

Chinese notes

属于口语，常接可能动词。

Examples

Furigana

こんな量りょうの仕し事ごと、一いち日にちで終おわりっこないよ。
There's no way this much work will get done in one day.
这么多工作，一天绝对做不完。
宝たからくじなんて当あたりっこないと思おもいながら、毎まい年とし買かっている。
I buy lottery tickets every year, even though I figure there's no way I'll win.
我一边觉得彩票不可能中奖，一边每年都买。

Notes

Casual speech only; often with potential verbs (できっこない, 分かりっこない). A casual equivalent of 〜わけがない.

#possibility#negation#casual

Related N2 grammar

〜かねない〜てはいられない〜ものか〜ことなく〜ないことには〜っぱなし〜得る / 〜得ない〜がたい

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('kko-nai');

{
  "id": "kko-nai",
  "pattern": "〜っこない",
  "romaji": "kko nai",
  "level": "N2",
  "meaning": "no way; there's absolutely no chance",
  "formation": "Verb-stem + っこない",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "こんな量の仕事、一日で終わりっこないよ。",
      "furigana": "こんな{量|りょう}の{仕事|しごと}、{一|いち}{日|にち}で{終|お}わりっこないよ。",
      "en": "There's no way this much work will get done in one day."
    },
    {
      "ja": "宝くじなんて当たりっこないと思いながら、毎年買っている。",
      "furigana": "{宝|たから}くじなんて{当|あ}たりっこないと{思|おも}いながら、{毎年|まいとし}{買|か}っている。",
      "en": "I buy lottery tickets every year, even though I figure there's no way I'll win."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "possibility",
    "negation",
    "casual"
  ],
  "notes": "Casual speech only; often with potential verbs (できっこない, 分かりっこない). A casual equivalent of 〜わけがない.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "0f20a4fd811edad26b91179ac620c8954e11e302c6b949ad72c8cbb82371a177",
    "meanings": [
      "绝不可能"
    ],
    "formation": "动词ます形去ます＋っこない",
    "explanation": "强烈否定某事实现的可能性。",
    "notes": "属于口语，常接可能动词。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "こんな量の仕事、一日で終わりっこないよ。",
        "zh": "这么多工作，一天绝对做不完。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "宝くじなんて当たりっこないと思いながら、毎年買っている。",
        "zh": "我一边觉得彩票不可能中奖，一边每年都买。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n2.json#kko-nai",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "6efe0a720bdf9e17a82caaf541a53bfff8c274ce451bc71ac3f291e8134db624"
  }
}