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>.
</p>

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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	安あん全ぜん　じゃ　ありません。 anzen zya arimasen.
Meaning	It is not safe.
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation

safe	安あん全ぜん anzen
it is not the case	じゃ　ありません zya arimasen

Japanese

anzen zya arimasen.

Breakdown of anzen zya arimasen.

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