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janaku
expression, i adjective (negative)

Alternate Written Forms:

[じゃ()·]
janaku
dyanaku
[ぢゃ()·]
dyanaku
Irregular Reading

Matched Conjugations:

Adverbial Form
janaku

Root Words:

ja + naku

English Meaning(s) for じゃなく

expression, i adjective (negative)
  1. is not; am not; are not (from ではない)
  2. isn't it?
* Please note, you are viewing the Japanese readings in the adverbial form, while the english meanings are based on the dictionary form.

Stroke Order Diagrams for じゃなく

Conjugations for じゃなく

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 じゃなく

All you ever do is nitpick. I wish you could say something more constructive.
Why did you side with him instead of me?
The writing style is much less complicated in this article.
You have to acquire real skills, not just superficial knowledge.
I can play not only the guitar, but also piano.

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