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Learn Japanese: zya arimasen - it is not the case

Japanese
/Formal denial
/zya arimasen

zya arimasen

Word

じゃ　ありませんzya arimasen

Meaning

it is not the case

Part of speech

compound

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Breakdown of zya arimasen

to exist; to have; (used for non-living entities)

じゃ　ないzya nai

it is not the case

Usages of zya arimasen

山やま下した　さん　は　アメリカ人じん　じゃ　ありません。yamasita san ha amerikazin zya arimasen.

Mrs. Yamashita is not American.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

あれ　は　日ひ　じゃ　ありません　でした。are ha hi zya arimasen desita.

That was not the sun.

この　車くるま　は　安やすく　ありません　でした。kono kuruma ha yasuku arimasen desita.

This car was not cheap.

安あん全ぜん　じゃ　ありません。anzen zya arimasen.

It is not safe.

その　レストラン　は　静しずか　じゃ　なかった　から、　あまり　好すき　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　川かわ　は　美うつくしい　です。　しかし、　その　水みず　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　私わたし　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.

彼かれ　は　このごろ　元げん気き　じゃ　ありません。kare ha konogoro genki zya arimasen.

He hasn't been well lately.

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