じゃない

Japanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Contraction of ではない (de wa nai).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) じゃ [jà náꜜì] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑa̠ na̠i]

Verb

じゃない • (ja nai

  1. (informal) negative of ; I'm not, you aren't; it, it/she/he isn't; they aren't, we aren't.