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〜くありません: is not (polite, i-adjective)

N5 · 04 Adjectives and comparing

Polite negative of an い-adjective: is not ~.

Drop い, add くありません (高くありません). Same as 高くないです, which is a bit more casual. Exception: いい becomes よくありません. Do not use じゃありません with い-adjectives.

Examples

This book is not interesting.

It is not very cold today.

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