Aใฏ B ใงใฏใใใพใใ
A wa B dewa arimasen
A is not B.
๐ธ Negative Noun Sentence Pattern ๐ธ
๐ฌ Dialogue
Anata wa gakusei desu ka.
Are you a student?
Iie, watashi wa gakusei dewa arimasen.
No, I am not a student.
Anata wa sensei desu ka.
Are you a teacher?
Hai, watashi wa sensei desu.
Yes, I am a teacher.
Tanaka-san wa kaishain desu ka.
Is Mr. Tanaka an office worker?
Iie, Tanaka-san wa kaishain ja arimasen.
No, Mr. Tanaka is not an office worker.
๐ Vocabulary
5 wordsโญ Key Sentence
A wa B dewa arimasen.
A is not B.
- Pattern: [A] ใฏ [B] ใงใฏใใใพใใใ
- Meaning: A is not B.
Watashi wa gakusei dewa arimasen.
I am not a student.
Tanaka-san wa kaishain ja arimasen.
Mr. Tanaka is not an office worker.
๐ Explanation
To make a sentence negative in Japanese, we replace ใงใ with ใงใฏใใใพใใ.
In casual or spoken conversation, ใใใใใพใใ (ja arimasen) is more commonly used than the formal ใงใฏใใใพใใ.
The particle ใฏ 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.'
๐ Quiz
Which of the following means 'I am not an office worker.'?