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
N4
〜に違いない
ni chigai nai
Indicates strong certainty based on evidence or deduction, attaches to verb adjective or noun, means must surely be
N4
〜わけがない
wake ga nai
Indicates strong logical impossibility, attaches to verb adjective or noun, means there is no way or impossible that
N5
〜しか〜ない
shika nai
Indicates negative exclusivity, equivalent to only and nothing else, always used with negative form
N5
〜まだ
mada
Indicates something has not changed yet, equivalent to still or yet, used with positive or negative forms
N5
〜もう
mou
Indicates recent completion or change, equivalent to already, shows action completed before now
N5
〜たい
tai
Indicates speaker desire to perform an action, attaches to verb stem, equivalent to want to do something
N5
〜てもいい
te mo ii
Indicates permission, equivalent to may do, also expresses acceptance depending on context
N5
〜てはいけない
te wa ikenai
Indicates prohibition, equivalent to must not do, expresses rule negative obligation or restriction