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๐ŸŒธ Japanese Topic 3ๅฆๅฎš๐ŸŒฑ Beginner

Aใฏ B ใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“

A wa B dewa arimasen

A is not B.

๐ŸŒธ Negative Noun Sentence Pattern ๐ŸŒธ

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๐Ÿ’ฌ Dialogue

ใ‚ฑใƒณ๏ผšใ‚ใชใŸใฏๅญฆ็”Ÿใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

Anata wa gakusei desu ka.

Are you a student?

ใ•ใจใ†๏ผšใ„ใ„ใˆใ€ใ‚ใŸใ—ใฏๅญฆ็”Ÿใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚

Iie, watashi wa gakusei dewa arimasen.

No, I am not a student.

ใ‚ฑใƒณ๏ผšใ‚ใชใŸใฏๅ…ˆ็”Ÿใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

Anata wa sensei desu ka.

Are you a teacher?

ใ•ใจใ†๏ผšใฏใ„ใ€ใ‚ใŸใ—ใฏๅ…ˆ็”Ÿใงใ™ใ€‚

Hai, watashi wa sensei desu.

Yes, I am a teacher.

ใ‚ฑใƒณ๏ผš็”ฐไธญใ•ใ‚“ใฏไผš็คพๅ“กใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

Tanaka-san wa kaishain desu ka.

Is Mr. Tanaka an office worker?

ใ•ใจใ†๏ผšใ„ใ„ใˆใ€็”ฐไธญใ•ใ‚“ใฏไผš็คพๅ“กใ˜ใ‚ƒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚

Iie, Tanaka-san wa kaishain ja arimasen.

No, Mr. Tanaka is not an office worker.

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๐Ÿ“– Vocabulary

5 words
ใ„ใ„ใˆiieno
ใ‚ใชใŸanatayou
ใ‹ใ„ใ—ใ‚ƒใ„ใ‚“kaishainoffice worker
ใ‹ใ„ใ—ใ‚ƒkaishacompany
ใฏใ„haiyes
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โญ Key Sentence

A ใฏ B ใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚

A wa B dewa arimasen.

A is not B.

  • Pattern: [A] ใฏ [B] ใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
  • Meaning: A is not B.
ใ‚ใŸใ—ใฏๅญฆ็”Ÿใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚

Watashi wa gakusei dewa arimasen.

I am not a student.

็”ฐไธญใ•ใ‚“ใฏไผš็คพๅ“กใ˜ใ‚ƒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚

Tanaka-san wa kaishain ja arimasen.

Mr. Tanaka is not an office worker.

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๐ŸŽ“ Explanation

To make a sentence negative in Japanese, we replace ใงใ™ with ใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“.

In casual or spoken conversation, ใ˜ใ‚ƒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ (ja arimasen) is more commonly used than the formal ใงใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“.

The particle ใฏ remains the same, marking the topic of the sentence.

Watashi wa gakusei dewa arimasen.
= 'I am not a student.'

Tanaka-san wa sensei ja arimasen.
= 'Mr. Tanaka is not a teacher.'

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๐Ÿ“ Quiz

Which of the following means 'I am not an office worker.'?