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Learn Japanese: zya nai - it is not the case

Japanese
/Negating nouns
/zya nai

zya nai

Word

じゃ　ないzya nai

Meaning

it is not the case

Part of speech

compound

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Breakdown of zya nai

Usages of zya nai

これ　は　本ほん　じゃ　ない　です。kore ha hon zya nai desu.

This is not a book.

犬いぬ　じゃ　ない　です　か。inu zya nai desu ka.

Isn't it a dog? / Is it not a dog?

ええ、　　じゃ　ない　です。

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

犬いぬ

ee, inu zya nai desu.

Yes, it is not a dog.

いいえ、　あれ　は　月つき　じゃ　ない　です。iie, are ha tuki zya nai desu.

No, that (over there) is not the moon.

いいえ、　一ひと人り　じゃ　ない　です。iie, hitori zya nai desu.

No, (I) am not alone.

私わたし　の　国くに　の　王おう　じゃ　ない　です。watasi no kuni no ou zya nai desu.

(He) is not the king of my country.

日に本ほん人じん　じゃ　ない　です。nihonzin zya nai desu.

(I) am not Japanese.

ここ　じゃ　ない　です。koko zya nai desu.

(I) am not here.

食たべ物もの　じゃ　なかった　です　か。tabemono zya nakatta desu ka.

Was it not food?

それ　は　牛ぎゅう肉にく　じゃ　なかった　です。sore ha gyuuniku zya nakatta desu.

That was not beef.

車くるま　は　安あん全ぜん　じゃ　ない　です。kuruma ha anzen zya nai desu.

Cars are not safe.

あなた　は　下へ手た　じゃ　なかった　です。anata ha heta zya nakatta desu.

You were not bad.

あの　小ちいさい　車くるま　は　私わたし　の　じゃ　ない　です。ano tiisai kuruma ha watasi no zya nai desu.

That small car is not mine.

あの　小ちいさな　車くるま　は　私わたし　の　じゃ　ない　です。ano tiisana kuruma ha watasi no zya nai desu.

That small car is not mine.

本ほん物もの　じゃ　ない。honmono zya nai.

It is not the real thing.

図と書しょ館かん　は　静しずか　じゃ　なかった。tosyokan ha sizuka zya nakatta.

The library was not quiet.

じゃ　ありませんzya arimasen

it is not the case

状じょう況きょう　は　きれい　じゃ　ない。zyoukyou ha kirei zya nai.

The situation is not pretty.

シカ　じゃ　なくて、　シマウマ　です。sika zya nakute, simauma desu.

It's not a deer, it's a zebra.

箸はし　で　食たべるの　が　余あまり　上じょう手ず　じゃ　ない。hasi de taberuno ga amari zyouzu zya nai.

(I)'m not very good at eating with chopsticks.

空くう気き　は　きれい　じゃ　なかった。kuuki ha kirei zya nakatta.

The air was not clean.

いいえ。　そう　じゃ　ない　です。iie. sou zya nai desu.

No. That isn't so.

犬いぬ　が　好すき　じゃ　ない。inu ga suki zya nai.

(I) don't like dogs.

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.

明あ日した　は　休きゅう日じつ　じゃ　ない　ので、　仕し事ごと　に　行いきます。asita ha kyuuzitu zya nai node, sigoto ni ikimasu.

Because tomorrow is not a holiday, I will go to work.

運うん転てんしないの　は　便べん利り　じゃ　ない。untensinaino ha benri zya nai.

It's not convenient not to drive.

彼かれ　は　悪わるい　人ひと　じゃ　ない。kare ha warui hito zya nai.

He is not a bad person.

彼かれ　は　お金かね　が　あって　も、　幸しあわせ　じゃ　ない。kare ha okane ga atte mo, siawase zya nai.

Even though he has money, he is not happy.

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