Word
ない
Meaning in Englishthere isn't, doesn't have
Sentence
Related sentences
N3
彼は犯人に相違ない
Kare wa hannin ni soui nai
He is certainly the culprit
N3
彼の成功は努力の結果にほかならない
Kare no seikou wa doryoku no kekka ni hoka naranai
His success is nothing other than the result of effort
N3
失敗したとしても経験になるから無駄じゃない
Shippai shita to shite mo keiken ni naru kara muda janai
Even failure becomes experience
N3
彼は成功するに違いないと皆が思っている
Kare wa seikou suru ni chigainai to minna ga omotte iru
Everyone believes he will succeed
N3
約束を守らないのは無責任というものだ
Yakusoku o mamoranai no wa musekinin to iu mono da
Not keeping promises is irresponsible
N3
実際に見てみないことには判断できない
Jissai ni mite minai koto ni wa handan dekinai
Cannot judge without seeing directly
N3
今は遊んでいるどころではない
Ima wa asonde iru dokoro de wa nai
Now is no time to play
N3
この状況では計画を変えざるを得ない
Kono joukyou de wa keikaku o kaezaru o enai
No choice but change plan
N3
約束があるから断るわけにはいかない
Yakusoku ga aru kara kotowaru wake ni wa ikanai
Cannot refuse because promise exists
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