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掲示板 Forums - Hi! how do you say not as in the sentence わたしはアメリカ人です = i am not american

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3 years ago
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平田
Level: 184

are you trying to say “i’m not american”? if so you can say

私はアメリカ人じぁないです。

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ミヌイールー
Level: 131

The way I would is to add 「じゃない」after the noun you’re trying to make negative.

So, わたしはアメリカ人じゃないです。

By adding the 「じゃない」you make アメリカ人 negative. This works with other nouns as well. So if I were to say “That is not a dog.” It would be 「あれはいぬじゃないです。」

Hope that helps!

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玻璃 < 3
Level: 16

Also, adding on to the messages above, you could use 'でわありません' to be more polite

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PandoraVakarian
Level: 114

I think it’s ではありません, not with わ, pronounce it like わ thokao_heart.png


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アビガイル★彡
Level: 53

Just a recap of what everyone said:

私はアメリカ人です。・わたしはアメリカじんです。・Watashi wa amerika jin desu・I am American.

  • 私はアメリカ人ではありません。・わたしはアメリカじんではありません。・Watashi wa amerika jin dewa arimasen.・I am not American.
  • 私はアメリカ人じゃないです。・わたしはアメリカじんじゃないです。・ Watashi wa amerika jin janai desu・I am not American.

(I believe the second version of I am not American is more informal that the one before it.)

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Hope I helped!

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