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janai
expression, i adjective (negative)

Alternate Written Forms:

[じゃ()·]
janai
dyanai
[ぢゃ()·]
dyanai
Irregular Reading

Root Words:

ja + nai

English Meaning(s) for じゃない

expression, i adjective (negative)
  1. is not; am not; are not (from ではない)
  2. isn't it?

Stroke Order Diagrams for じゃない

Conjugations for じゃない

Adjective stem
jana
te-form
janakute
Adverbial Form
janaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
janai
Present Indicative Negative Form
janakunai
Past Indicative Form
janakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
janakunakatta
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
janakereba
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
janakattara
Nominalized Form
Objective Form
janasa

Sample Sentences for じゃない

It may seem like a hassle, but I think you ought to go back to the basics and start over. Haste makes waste they say.
If there's no bread, just eat the cake.
You don't have to go getting so hairy about such a small thing.
Seems I'm not alone in being alone.
I am afraid I'll be a burden to you.

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