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ない
Meanings
Adjective (い)
Usually written in kana
1. nonexistent; not being (there)
2. unowned; not had; unpossessed
3. unique
4. not; impossible; won't happen
as ...ことがない, etc.; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility
Aux. adjective
5. not
after the ren'youkei form of an adjective
6. to not be; to have not
after the -te form of a verb
Alt. forms
ない
90%
無ない
9%
Pitch accent
な
い
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Used in: 6611
Used in vocabulary (531 in total)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
is not; am not; are not
it is not (like that) either
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Examples (200 in total)
There won't be a next time.
It's not hard.
There is no reply.
It never ends.
There's no evidence, is there?
I have no complaints.
There's no knife.
Sorry. I don't have time.
She has no children.
I do not have much time.
Man can't live without dreams.
We had no school today!
I had no work yesterday.
There is no such street.
It wasn't funny, but I laughed.
I don't know and I don't want to know.
I haven't heard it before.
It's not bad.
I don't have enough time to eat.
There's no need to worry.
I can't feel my feet.
There's no need to apologize.
I really don't have the time.
There is no air on the moon.
You don't have a fever.
I'm not sad.
"What's wrong?" "I don't have a key."
You don't have class today, do you?
There's not much hope.
There is no paper to write on.
There's no mistake about it.
I wonder if he's really sick.
There were no clouds today.
I have no intention of asking him.
Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you.
Without water, people couldn't live.
No one had to wait.
I was searching for something that didn't exist.
There's no need to get so angry.
I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you cry.
There is no time to be lost.
I've never seen that.
Has anything changed?
I have nothing to eat.
There is nothing wrong with this.
You don't have to answer.
I've never been to Japan.
I don't intend to marry him.
There's hardly any wind today.
And there is not even enough water.
I'm sorry. I don't have a lot of time.
Darkness is the absence of light.
You're not young anymore.
I don't love you any more.
There's nothing that can't be bought with money.
Although there was no need to hurry so much.
I don't have a problem with his attitude.
There is no substance in his speech.
I had never been kissed like that.
There's nothing more important than friends.
There were no visible dangers.
You've never dated anyone, have you?
You don't have to study.
I can't buy anything because I don't have any money.
There's no chance of rain today.
You're not busy now, are you?
There wasn't any book on the desk.
There isn't time to explain in detail.
You don't need to worry about it.
There was not a single word of gratitude from them.
I'm not going to pay that much.
They have no sense of sin.
There is no simple road to success.
It wasn't my fault.
It doesn't bother me at all!
This fish is free from poison.
Tonight was also a windless night.
I'm really not interested in history.
This machine is worthless.
I don't have time this afternoon.
I can't afford to buy such a thing.
You didn't need to hurry.
I can't imagine life without music.
I've never tried doing that.
Not a day goes by where I don't think about you.
They had nothing to eat.
If so, it shouldn't be any problem at all, should it?
"Have you finished?" "No, I haven't even started."
I don't have time to read this book.
Such a thing has never happened before.
Is there anything you want me to do?
There are hardly any books in this room.
There is nothing wrong with you.
That isn't so difficult, is it?
I don't know. I've never thought about it.
I want to, but I don't have the time.
I like going to places I haven't been to before.
You do not have to come here.
He isn't supposed to come here.
That room isn't very large.
If it were not for water, we could not live.
Doors aren't as bad as you think.
Such a strange thing is not likely to happen.
There was no sign of life in the house.
We don't have time to eat now.
I'd like to buy a house, but I can't afford to.
I don't have contact recently from him.
There seems to be no need to go.
You don't need to call me.
I can't afford to keep a car.
I don't have time to help you today.
It seems like you're not too interested.
I don't dislike him at all.
I've neither seen nor heard of such a thing.
I'm not sure if this is correct.
The time may come when we will have no war.
There is nothing scarier than death.
I didn't mean to sound so harsh.
Can you imagine the world without money?
He had no chance to visit us.
There is no more important problem than this.
"This is wrong." "You're wrong."
You don't need to do that.
I don't have time for that.
Please feel free to make a suggestion.
My hands were numb with cold.
This book isn't worth reading.
The game will be held rain or shine.
I've never tried this.
No one can enter without our permission.
I've never thought about becoming a teacher.
We had no unexpected incidents during our trip.
There is no more room for a TV set.
Please feel free to express yourself.
Nothing is as important as peace.
Soon the sound died away.
I don't have to explain myself to you!
Nobody has seen him ever since.
Without water, we would soon die.
I don't have the time to do everything I want to do.
You don't have to get up so early.
It isn't necessary to make a decision now about where to meet.
I don't have to go to school tomorrow.
She had nothing to do with the case.
He had nothing to do with the case.
He needn't have come himself.
Without air and water, nothing could live.
I don't have the strength to keep trying.
You don't have to tell the truth all the time.
I wish I didn't have to go to work today.
You don't need to do that right away.
None of their promises have been kept.
I don't have to go there alone.
He knocked on the door again and again, but there was no answer.
You don't need to answer that letter.
The man has no house to live in.
I had nothing to do with the matter.
He had no particular reason to go there.
Had it not been for the money, we would not have succeeded.
You never told me you had a brother.
The devil is not so black as he is painted.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with his deed.
There is no way to confirm that he is alive.
This box is not as big as that one.
If it weren't for the sun, we'd all die.
What would I do if there was no tea in the world?
Many people drift through life without a purpose.
He doesn't have to wash the car.
I haven't had a chance to see that movie yet.
"Do I have to do that again?" "No, you don't need to."
Are there any girls here you haven't met yet?
Not that I dislike that job, but that I have no time to do it.
She had, I thought, no reason to do what she did.
I've never heard of such a frightening story before.
The man I thought was the criminal didn't have any connection to the incident.
Sorry, but I'm not very interested in that subject.
I am not accountable to you for my actions.
No city in Japan is as large as Tokyo.
They could reach there without delay.
Don't hesitate to tell me if you need anything.
I can't afford to rent a house like this in Tokyo.
You have no choice in this matter.
There's no need to hurry. We have lots of time.
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.
I don't see any point in going if the party is almost over.
What he says has nothing to do with this problem.
"No one likes you." "It's not true!"
Whether you like it or not, you must do it at once.
"You need to learn to say no." "No, I don't have to."
There is no possibility that what he says may have any truth in it.
Never teach a child anything of which you are not yourself sure.
I can't afford to buy her a new dress.
My wife likes to eat out, so she doesn't have to cook.
She is less beautiful than her sister is.
She can't be over thirty.
It was clear that Hanako did not wish to marry Taro.
Nothing can be worse than that.
"That's not the problem." "Then what's wrong?"
Well... My house isn't big enough.
She can't be over thirty; she must still be in her twenties.