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Wordない
nai
Meaningnot
Part of speechauxiliary
Pronunciation

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Usages of nai

That was not appropriate.それ　は　ふさわしく　なかった　です。
sore ha husawasiku nakatta desu.
The mountain is not big.山やま　は　大おおきく　ない　です。
yama ha ookiku nai desu.
This car is not suitable for me.この　車くるま　は　私わたし　に　ふさわしく　ない　です。
kono kuruma ha watasi ni husawasiku nai desu.
It wasn't expensive.高たかく　なかった　です。
takaku nakatta desu.
The apple was pretty, but it was not delicious.りんご　は　きれい　でした　けれど、　おいしく　なかった　です。
ringo ha kirei desita keredo, oisiku nakatta desu.
The coffee was not cheap.コーヒー　は　安やすく　なかった　です。
koohii ha yasuku nakatta desu.
The weather was not good.天てん気き　は　よく　なかった　です。
tenki ha yoku nakatta desu.
She doesn't want a cat. She likes dogs.彼かの女じょ　は　猫ねこ　が　ほしく　ない　です。　犬いぬ　が　好すき　です。
kanozyo ha neko ga hosiku nai desu. inu ga suki desu.
She didn't want to go to the doctor.彼かの女じょ　は　医い者しゃ　に　行いきたく　なかった　です。
kanozyo ha isya ni ikitaku nakatta desu.
it is not the caseじゃ　ない
zya nai
This book isn't good.この　本ほん　は　よく　ない　です。
kono hon ha yoku nai desu.
Don't you have a good idea?いい　アイディア　が　ない　か？
ii aidhia ga nai ka?
The new film is not bad.新あたらしい　映えい画が　は　悪わるく　ない。
atarasii eiga ha waruku nai.
Although (I) don't understand it, (I) like it!分わからない　けど、　好すき　だ　よ！
wakaranai kedo, suki da yo!
Your answer was not correct.あなた　の　答こたえ　は　正ただしく　なかった。
anata no kotae ha tadasiku nakatta.
Drinking too much alcohol is not good for (your) body.アルコオル　の　飲のみすぎ　は　体からだ　に　よく　ない。
arukooru no nomisugi ha karada ni yoku nai.
I don't like horses, but I like dogs.馬うま　は　好すき　じゃ　ない　が、　犬いぬ　は　好すき　よ。
uma ha suki zya nai ga, inu ha suki yo.
Don't underestimate my power.私わたし　の　力ちから　を　甘あまく　見みないで。
watasi no tikara wo amaku minaide.
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I intend to buy a new computer next year. I don't have any money right now.来らい年ねん　は　新あたらしい　パソコン　を　買かう　つもり　だ。　今いま　は　お金かね　が　ない　です。
rainen ha atarasii pasokon wo kau tumori da. ima ha okane ga nai desu.
I don't intend to go see that movie.あの　映えい画が　を　見み　に　行いく　つもり　は　ない。
ano eiga wo mi ni iku tumori ha nai.
I'm not going tomorrow. I don't have any money.明あし日た　は　行いかない。　お金かね　が　ない　んだ。
asita ha ikanai. okane ga nai nda.
It's no use. / It can't be helped.仕し方かた　が　ない
sikata ga nai
I'm not going tomorrow. I don't have any money.明あし日た　は　行いかない　です。　お金かね　が　ない　の　です。
asita ha ikanai desu. okane ga nai no desu.
not limited to; not onlyだけ　で　なく
dake de naku
I don't want to go anymore.もう　行いきたく　ない。
mou ikitaku nai.

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