Phrase (Advanced ㊤ 85)
A phrase indicating that an action/state is simply impossible due to an adverse situation.
Equivalent: Cannot; be simply impossible; simply don’t/doesn’t have time; be far from ~; anything but ~; no way; far from; be out of question
| (i) {V/Adjectiveい}informal nonpast | どころではない | |
| 映画を見るどころではない | Someone simply doesn’t have time to see a movie | |
| 面白いどころではない | Someone is far from being interesting | |
| (ii) Noun (をする) | どころではない | Where Noun is typically an action noun |
| ゴルフ(をする) どころではない | I simply don’t have time to play golf | |
| 散歩(をする) どころではない | I simply don’t have time to take a walk | |
| (iii) Adjective な stem | どころではない | |
| 自由どころではない | Something/someone is hardly free |
