Meaning & usage
言うまでもない means something is so obvious that it needs no explanation, equivalent to it goes without saying. It follows a nominalized clause such as ことは, のは or ということは, as in 健康が大切なことは言うまでもない. It can also appear adverbially as 言うまでもなく to introduce an obvious fact before adding another point, in the pattern Aは言うまでもなくBも. It is a formal, written style expression and keeps ない in its fixed form even when referring to the past.
Example sentences 5
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健康が大切なことは言うまでもない。
It goes without saying that health is important.
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それは言うまでもない。
That goes without saying.
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彼らが間違っているのは言うまでもないことだ。
It goes without saying that they are in the wrong.
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健康が富に勝るということは言うまでもない。
It goes without saying that health is above wealth.
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ラクダが中東では大変有用であることは言うまでもない。
It goes without saying that camels are very useful in the Middle East.
