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nicchimosacchimoikanai
expression, i adjective (negative)

Alternate Written Forms:

[にっちもさっちも()···]
nicchimosacchimoikanai
[にっちもさっちもいかない(二進も三進もいかない)]
nicchimosacchimoikanai
[にっちもさっちもいかない(二進も三進も行かない)]
nicchimosacchimoikanai

Root Words:

nicchimosacchimo + ikanai

English Meaning(s) for にっちもさっちもいかない

expression, i adjective (negative)
  1. being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place

Stroke Order Diagrams for にっちもさっちもいかない

Conjugations for にっちもさっちもいかない

Adjective stem
nicchimosacchimoikana
te-form
nicchimosacchimoikanakute
Adverbial Form
nicchimosacchimoikanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
nicchimosacchimoikanai
Present Indicative Negative Form
nicchimosacchimoikanakunai
Past Indicative Form
nicchimosacchimoikanakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
nicchimosacchimoikanakunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
nicchimosacchimoikanakereba
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
nicchimosacchimoikanakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
nicchimosacchimoikanasa

Sample Sentences for にっちもさっちもいかない

That company is on the rocks because of bad debts.
Between a rock and a hard place.

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