無い

「ない」

Indicates non-existence or general negation

Readings

Other forms

なかった past

なくて te-form

なければ conditional

1 I-adjective

"Doesn't exist" / "Don't have"

Indicates the non-existence of inanimate objects or a lack of possession regarding abstract concepts.

Example

財布の中に現金がない。

There's no cash in my wallet.

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2 Auxiliary Adjective

"Making Verbs & Adjectives Negative"

Functions as an auxiliary suffix to conjugate verbs, adjectives, and nouns into their negative plain forms.

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無い (ない)

ない

Indicates non-existence or general negation

Example

この言葉を覚えましょう。

Let's memorize this word.

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