Japanese

<p>
	When negating phrases with nouns and adjectives, we have until now used the phrase <strong>(じゃ)ないです</strong>.
	A more formal phrase meaning the same thing is <strong>(じゃ)ありません</strong>.
	So you can make your speech more formal by changing <strong>(じゃ)ないです</strong> into <strong>(じゃ)ありません</strong>.
</p>

<p>
	While looking at the tables below, notice the different ways in which い-adjectives and な-adjectives are conjugated.
</p>

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<p>
	The past tense of <strong>(じゃ)ありません</strong> is <strong>(じゃ)ありませんでした</strong>.
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<p>
	Lastly, the <strong>じゃ</strong> in <strong>じゃないです</strong> and in <strong>じゃありません</strong> is actually a contraction of <strong>では</strong>.
	Though you probably won't hear the uncontracted form in speech, you may see it in writing.
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Formal denial

hiragana character

kanji

adnominal

adverb

auxiliary

conjunction

compound

i-adjective

interjection

noun

na-adjective

numeral

particle

case particle

conjunctive particle

discourse particle

prefix

pronoun

suffix

verb

sentence

hiragana writing

kanji writing

kanji component

reading vocabulary

katakana writing

katakana character

godan - group 1

itidan - group 2

group 3

transitive

intransitive

proper noun

discourse

phrase

expression

Word	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.
Meaning	This car was not cheap.
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation
Course	Japanese
Lesson	Formal denial

to be	ですdesu
topic particle	はha
car	車くるまkuruma
this ... ^adnominal	このkono
cheap	安やすいyasui
it is not the case	じゃ　ありませんzya arimasen

Japanese - kono kuruma ha yasuku arimasen desita.

Breakdown of kono kuruma ha yasuku arimasen desita.

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