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し か ~ ない 
1. Only A; no more than A
すみません が 、 日 本 語 の 名 刺 し か 持 っ て い な い ん で す け ど 。 
Sorry, I only have a Japanese (-language) business card.
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2. There's only A; Only A can be done; Only A (of many methods)
彼 女 に 騙 さ れ て し ま っ た の で 別 れ る し か ない で す 。 
I was deceived by her, so there is nothing to do but go our separate ways.
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Karlla
Level: 892

#2 This English translation has a typo:

思ったより早く着いたから店が開店するまで待つしかない。
As were arrived earlier than expected we now can only wait until the shop opens.

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マイコー
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Fixed, thanks!

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Kalamisanos
Level: 82

Hello!

I do not understand this grammar very well yet but I want to make sure if I understand this specific difference between these two sentences.

この仕事ができるのは彼女しかいない。

この仕事ができるのは彼女しかない。


The first is the correct one and the second the wrong one, because it is missing the い.

Is the いない the negative of いる and that is why the second sentence is wrong? Because in the end the is no verb in the sentence?


The other example is すみませんが、日本語の名刺しか持っていないんですけど。

So 持っていない is the negative of 持っている ?

I really need to study the conjugations more.

To be honest this grammar point is a little tough for starter grammar but at least it's the only one that gives me a difficult time every time I see it.


Thank you for your time!

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Anonymous123
Level: 1415
Kalamisanos は 04月 30日, 2:18に

Hello!

I do not understand this grammar very well yet but I want to make sure if I understand this specific difference between these two sentences.

この仕事ができるのは彼女しかいない。

この仕事ができるのは彼女しかない。


The first is the correct one and the second the wrong one, because it is missing the い.

Is the いない the negative of いる and that is why the second sentence is wrong? Because in the end the is no verb in the sentence?

The other example is すみませんが、日本語の名刺しか持っていないんですけど。

So 持っていない is the negative of 持っている ?

I really need to study the conjugations more.

To be honest this grammar point is a little tough for starter grammar but at least it's the only one that gives me a difficult time every time I see it.

Thank you for your time!

と言いました。

Both いない and ない are negative forms of verbs. いない is the negative form of いる (existential verb for living things), while ない is the negative form of ある (existential verb for non-living things). 彼女 is a living thing, so you want to use いない there.

Here's an example where we would use しかない.

今週 の 授業 は 数学 しかない。The only class this week is math

数学 (math) is not a living thing, so we use ない.

持っていない is indeed the negative form of 持っている

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Kalamisanos
Level: 82

Oh yes ない is the negative of ある!

I really need to focus on conjugations and I think it is time to start the conjugation drills there are here.

Thanks for the clarification!

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