Word
ない
Meaning in Englishthere isn't, doesn't have
Sentence
Related sentences
N3
彼の説明はただの推測にすぎないと思う
Kare no setsumei wa tada no suisoku ni suginai to omou
I think his explanation is only speculation
N3
時間がないので今日は帰らざるを得ない
Jikan ga nai node kyou wa kaerazaru o enai
Since I have no time today I have no choice but to leave
N3
便利とはいえ使いすぎると問題になるかもしれない
Benri to wa ie tsukaisugiru to mondai ni naru kamo shirenai
Although useful overusing it may become a problem
N3
そんなに心配することはないと思うよ
Sonna ni shinpai suru koto wa nai to omou yo
I do not think you need to worry that much
N3
そんなことを言うと誤解されかねない
Sonna koto o iu to gokai sarekanenai
Saying that may cause misunderstanding
N3
そんな簡単な問題が解けないわけがない
Sonna kantan na mondai ga tokenai wake ga nai
There is no way you cannot solve something so simple
N3
そんな失礼なことは言うものではない
Sonna shitsurei na koto wa iu mono de wa nai
One should not say something so rude
N3
彼が遅れるはずがないからもう来ていると思う
Kare ga okureru hazu ga nai kara mou kite iru to omou
There is no way he is late so he must be here
N3
説明したからといって理解したというわけではない
Setsumei shita kara to itte rikai shita to iu wake de wa nai
Explaining does not mean they understood
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