To not be in Japanese 🇯🇵

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Tips to remember the Japanese word:
To remember "ない," you might think of it as a simple and straightforward way to negate something in Japanese, akin to saying "not" or "isn't" in English.

Explanations:
"ない" is used to express non-existence or the absence of something. It is often used as a suffix to verbs or adjectives to negate their meaning, creating a negative form. For example, "食べない" (tabenai) means "to not eat."

Other words that mean the same thing:
– ありません (arimasen): More polite form of "ない," often used with objects or facts.
– じゃない (ja nai): Informal way to say "is not" or "are not," often used with nouns and na-adjectives.

Alternate meanings like slang:
"ない" can sometimes be used colloquially to express disbelief or disappointment in modern Japanese, similar to saying "no way" or "unbelievable."

Examples of sentences that use it:
1. 彼はここにいない。 (Kare wa koko ni inai.) – He is not here.
2. お金がない。 (Okane ga nai.) – I don't have money.
3. 面白くない映画だった。 (Omoshirokunai eiga datta.) – It was not an interesting movie.
4. 明日、雨が降らないでしょう。 (Aa, ame ga furanai deshou.) – It probably won't rain tomorrow.
5. 試験が終わってから遊びに行くつもりだったのに、時間がなくて行けなかった。 (Shiken ga owatte kara asobi ni iku tsumori datta noni, jikan ga nakute ikenakatta.) – I planned to go out after the exam, but I didn’t have the time.

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