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Breakdown of zya arimasen
あるaru
to exist; to have; (used for non-living entities)
じゃ ないzya nai
it is not the case
Usages of zya arimasen
山下 さん は アメリカ人 じゃ ありません。yamasita san ha amerikazin zya arimasen.
Mrs. Yamashita is not American.
あれ は 日 じゃ ありません でした。are ha hi zya arimasen desita.
That was not the sun.
この 車 は 安く ありません でした。kono kuruma ha yasuku arimasen desita.
This car was not cheap.
安全 じゃ ありません。anzen zya arimasen.
It is not safe.
その レストラン は 静か じゃ なかった から、 あまり 好き じゃ ありません でした。sono resutoran ha sizuka zya nakatta kara, amari suki zya arimasen desita.
Because that restaurant was not quiet, I didn't like it very much.
その 川 は 美しい です。 しかし、 その 水 は きれい じゃ ありません。sono kawa ha utukusii desu. sikasi, sono mizu ha kirei zya arimasen.
That river is beautiful. However, its water is not clean.
この シャツ は 私 の サイズ じゃ ありません。kono syatu ha watasi no saizu zya arimasen.
This shirt is not my size.
彼 は このごろ 元気 じゃ ありません。kare ha konogoro genki zya arimasen.
He hasn't been well lately.
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