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までもない — “no need to go so far as to…”
Says an action, while possible, would be unnecessary overkill given how obvious or minor things already are
Dictionary-form verb + までもない says that doing something would be an unnecessary, excessive step — the situation is already clear or minor enough that going that far isn't needed — “there's no need to even do X.” It's very close to 言うまでもない but generalizes beyond just “saying.”
How to form it
| Pattern | Example |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form + までもない | 説明するまでもないほど簡単だ — It's so simple it's not even worth explaining |
Example sentences
| Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| わざわざ確認するまでもなく、答えは明らかだった。 | わざわざかくにんするまでもなく、こたえはあきらかだった。 wazawazakakuninsurumademonaku、kotaehaakirakadatta。 | The answer was obvious, not even worth double-checking. |
| この程度の怪我なら、病院に行くまでもない。 | このていどのけがなら、びょういんにいくまでもない。 konoteidonokeganara、byouinniikumademonai。 | An injury this minor isn't worth going to the hospital for. |
| 言うまでもないことだが、時間厳守は大事だ。 | いうまでもないことだが、じかんげんしゅはだいじだ。 iumademonaikotodaga、jikangenshuhadaijida。 | It goes without saying, but punctuality matters. |
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までもない says an action would be excessive given how clear/minor things already are — it's not the same as わけにはいかない (socially forbidden) or できない (impossible); the action here is entirely possible, just judged unnecessary.