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N1 Lesson 1: 10/17

までもない
there is no need to, do not have to, it is not necessary to, needless to

While までもなくて is also used、 it is less common than までもなく

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Casual
Polite
More common patterns:
Verb［る］+ までもない
Verb［る］+ までもなく + Phrase

Less common patterns: Verb［る］+ までもなくて + Phrase
More common patterns:
Verb［る］+ までもありません
Verb［る］+ までもなく + Phrase

Less common patterns:
Verb［る］+ までもなくて + Phrase
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  • [Aまでもない is used when there is no need to go as far as to do A, because something is obvious, easy, has already been done, etc.・doing [verb] would be a bother]
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あのね......そんごくうはクリリンなんかとは比（くら）べるまでもなく、それどころかベジータよりもずっと強（つよ）いんだから。
Hey, there is no need to compare Goku to someone like Krillin, because he is far stronger than Vegeta.
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    • 先生（せんせい）は、すでに全（すべ）て解説（かいせつ）したので聞（き）くまでもない。
    There is no need to ask questions because the teacher has already explained everything.
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    • この試験（しけん）の難（むずか）しさから考（かんが）えると、試験（しけん）の結果（けっか）発表（はっぴょう）は見（み）るまでもなく明（あき）らかだ。
    Judging from this exam's difficulty, the results are clear without the need to see them.
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