JLPT N5 Beginner
金がない
To have no money or be broke.
Readings
Other forms
お金がない more common and softer
金がありません polite
金がなかった past tense
金のない describes a noun, e.g., a person with no money
Expression / Phrase
To have no money" / "Broke
A direct and somewhat blunt declaration of having no funds or being completely broke.
Example
飲み に 行き たい けど 、 金 が ない から 無理 だ 。
I want to go for a drink, but I can't because I have no money.
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