うちに入らない【うちにはいらない】

not really, can't be regarded as

AI-generated

Structure

[noun] + の + うちに入らない [verb (plain)] + うちに入らない [i-adj] + うちに入らない [na-adj] + な + うちに入らない

Description

うちに入らない says something does not really count as what it seems to be: "that's not hardship", "that's not really exercise". A noun takes の in front; a verb or adjective goes in its plain form, a な-adjective with な. What is being judged usually comes first with は.

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This doesn't even count as hardship.

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That little practice can't really be called practice.

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Heat like this doesn't count as hot.

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If you only waited ten minutes, that doesn't count as waiting.

Often the noun is the same word twice: the thing, and the category it fails to reach. ていど程度 and ぐらい in front mark how small it is.

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This amount of rain doesn't really count as rain.

About yourself and about others

Said about yourself, it is modesty: you play a little, but that is not really "playing the piano". Said about someone else or what they went through, it belittles, and it can sound harsh.

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I only play as a hobby – it doesn't really count as being able to play the piano.

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What he makes can't really be called cooking.

in place of the first は stresses "not even": フルマラソンも大変なうちに入らない, "even a full marathon doesn't count as hard".

Examples

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This doesn't even count as hardship.

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Failing just once can't really be regarded as a setback.

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What he makes can't really be called cooking.

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Jogging once a week probably doesn't count as exercise.

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This amount of rain doesn't really count as rain.

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I was told that just studying for three years doesn't count as being able to speak Japanese.

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I only draw as a hobby – it doesn't really count as being able to draw.

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For that person, apparently even a full marathon doesn't count as difficult.

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If you only waited ten minutes, that doesn't count as having waited.

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Being mildly cautioned doesn't really count as getting scolded.

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My boss told me that this level of overtime doesn't even count as overtime.

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If you've only been abroad once, you probably can't be considered a travel lover.

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