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GrammarJLPT N5

is not

Expressionい-Adjective

Definitions

1. is not
2. am not

This expression is the negative form of the copula, meaning "is not" or "am/are not," used to negate a noun or な-adjective predicate. The first form is more formal and appears in writing or polite speech, while the contracted second form is used in casual conversation. It directly contradicts or denies a statement about what something is.

Grammar

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Example sentences

Initial · simple i+1

This isn't a dog. It's a cat.

Sentence 1

No way, that can't be true!

Sentence 2

Wait, he's not a teacher?!

Sentence 3

But that's not my job.

Sentence 4

He's not a bad person.

Sentence 5

That mountain isn't Mt. Fuji, you know.