ない - nai

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16 Variants Available

Essential 5 items

なかった

nakatta

The past form

1. Was not; Did not have

★ Common

Adjective

#256

なく

naku

Adverbial form: modifies a verb/adjective

1. Without; Not having

Adjective

#194

なくて

nakute

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. without; and not

★ Common

Adjective

#548

なくない

nakunai

The negative form

1. Not wanting; Not having

★ Common

Auxiliary

#9257

なくなかった

nakunakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't; Didn't exist

★ Common

Auxiliary

#66556

Common 6 items

ないです

naidesu

The polite form

1. is not; am not

★ Common

Adjective

#686

なかったです

nakattadesu

The polite past form

1. Was not; Did not exist

★ Common

Adjective

#8875

なくありません

nakuarimasen

The polite negative form

1. Is not.; Does not have.

★ Common

Auxiliary

#22228

なくありませんでした

nakuarimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not; Did not have

★ Common

Auxiliary

#176193

なくないです

nakunaidesu

The polite negative form

1. Don't want.; Do not want.

★ Common

Auxiliary

#36590

なくなかったです

nakunakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't; Didn't exist

★ Common

Auxiliary

#226374

Advanced 5 items

ないだろう

naidarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably not.

★ Common

Adjective

#2780

ないと

naito

The "-to" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If not; Unless

Adjective

#391

ないなら

nainara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If not; When not

★ Common

Adjective

#4459

なかったら

nakattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If not; Without

★ Common

Adjective

#3210

なければ

nakereba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If not; When not

Adjective

#1095

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