Word
ない
Meaning in Englishthere isn't, doesn't have
Sentence
Related sentences
N3
今日は歩けないほど疲れました
Kyou wa arukenai hodo tsukaremashita
Today I got tired to the point I cannot walk
N3
説明を聞いたからといってすぐ理解できるわけではない
Setsumei o kiita kara to itte sugu rikai dekiru wake de wa nai
Just because I heard the explanation does not mean I understood immediately
N3
努力すれば必ず成功するとは限らないが意味はあると思う
Doryoku sureba kanarazu seikou suru to wa kagiranai ga imi wa aru to omou
Even with effort success is not guaranteed but it still has meaning
N3
彼はもう駅に着いているに違いないから先に行こう
Kare wa mou eki ni tsuite iru ni chigainai kara saki ni ikou
He must already be at the station so let us go ahead
N3
この建物では写真を撮ってはいけないことになっている
Kono tatemono de wa shashin o totte wa ikenai koto ni natte iru
In this building it is prohibited to take photos
N3
今日は約束があるから残業するわけにはいかない
Kyou wa yakusoku ga aru kara zangyou suru wake ni wa ikanai
I have plans today so I cannot stay overtime
N3
週末はゆっくり休むつもりだけど予定はまだ決めてない
Shuumatsu wa yukkuri yasumu tsumori dakedo yotei wa mada kimete nai
I plan to rest this weekend but have not decided yet
N3
彼はゲームしてばかりいて全然勉強しない
Kare wa geemu shite bakari ite zenzen benkyou shinai
He only plays games and does not study at all
N3
努力しないで成功したいなんて無理というものだ
Doryoku shinai de seikou shitai nante muri to iu mono da
Wanting success without effort is simply unreasonable
Grammar
Related grammar structures
N3
〜べきではない
beki de wa nai
Indicates moral prohibition or negative recommendation, attaches to a verb, means should not do
N3
〜はずがない
hazu ga nai
Indicates logical impossibility based on expectation or evidence, attaches to verb adjective or noun, means cannot be that
N3
〜にすぎない
ni suginai
Indicates limitation or minimization, attaches to noun verb or adjective, means only or nothing more than
N3
〜とは限らない
to wa kagiranai
Indicates something is not necessarily always true, attaches to a sentence, means it does not always mean that
N3
〜ようとしない
you to shinai
Indicates refusal or lack of attempt, attaches to volitional verb, means not try to do or refuse to act
N3
〜というわけだ
to iu wake da
Indicates explanatory conclusion from what was said, attaches to a sentence, means so that means or that is why
N3
〜ものではない
mono de wa nai
Indicates negative advice or moral rule, attaches to a verb, means one should not do
N3
〜に相違ない
ni soui nai
Indicates very strong formal certainty, attaches to verb adjective or noun, means undoubtedly or certainly
N3
〜にほかならない
ni hoka naranai
Indicates emphatic identification of the true cause or nature, attaches to a noun, means nothing other than