でない
Frequency rank: 398.
- is not; am not; are notword usually written using kana alonenegation of である
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); adjective (keiyoushi)
Forms
- でないFrequency rank: 398.
- で無い【でない】Frequency rank: 12,567. – 12,614.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- is not; am not; are not
This is a negation used to indicate that something does not exist or is not true. It is commonly used in conversational Japanese to express the absence of a state or quality.
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Example sentences
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It's only the anti-war pinkos who say things like Saddam isn't a threat.
For a display where the data items increase and decrease I think you are best making use of a spreadsheet program, not Access.
The website's tagline has to let people know what that business does and how it differs from the competition.
The other day when I stopped by at a friend's house, it wasn't my friend that came out of the front door, but her husband.
6. つまり、いくつかのじゅう銃は、ぼうはつ暴発きごう(たとえば例えばおとされた落とされたとき時きごう)をふせぐ防ぐためにすぐれた優れたあんぜん安全きこう機構をもっています持っていますがそうでないじゅう銃もおおい多いのです。
In short some guns have excellent security systems to prevent accidental firing (e.g. when dropped), others don't.
Yoko would not have taken chemistry unless she had needed it.
They argue that the distribution of wealth should be equitable.
The relationship between husband and wife should be based on love.
You should never look down upon a man merely because he is poor.
It is very important to tell the necessary from the unnecessary.
Don't waste your money by buying things you don't need.