ひとつ…できない
cannot do the bigger things
JLPT
N3
構造
N + ひとつ~できない
意味
To emphasize the impossibility of accomplishing a simple task that should be easily achievable.
This expression typically implies: if they can't manage something simple, then larger tasks are surely out of the question, and it reflects the speaker's dissatisfaction or criticism.
This expression typically implies: if they can't manage something simple, then larger tasks are surely out of the question, and it reflects the speaker's dissatisfaction or criticism.
もう
十八歳
なのに
、
ご
飯
をひとつ
炊
くことも
出来
ない
。
Even though I'm already 18 years old, I can't even cook a single meal.
まだそんなに
若
いのに
、
2
キロメートル
ひとつ
走
ることもできない
。
Even though he's still so young, he can't even run 2 kilometers.
彼
は
高校生
なのに
、
こんなに
簡単
な
英語
の
言葉
ひとつ
発音
できない
。
Although he is a high school student, he cannot pronounce even one simple English word.
