ではない

Is not; am not; are not.

Readings

Other forms

じゃない casual

じゃなかった casual past

ではありません polite

ではありませんでした polite past

じゃありません polite, more spoken

Expression

"Is not" / "Am not" / "Are not"

Serves as the plain negative form of the copula, used to deny that a subject equals a noun or na-adjective.

Example

彼はあまり親切な人ではない。

He is not a very kind person.

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ではない

Is not; am not; are not.

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