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〜じゃない: is not (casual)

N5 · 06 Plain forms and te-form

Casual negative of だ: is not.

Noun / na-adjective + じゃない. Polite: じゃありません / ではありません. Rising tone gives 'isn't it?'. Written form: ではない. Te-form: じゃなくて (学生じゃなくて先生です, "not a student but a teacher"); past: じゃなかった.

Examples

He is not a teacher.

This place is not quiet.

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