noun🔗Share否定A unary operation on logical values that changes true to false, and false to true."The not of the student's attendance record meant they were absent. "生徒の出席記録の否定は、彼が欠席していたことを意味した。logicmathcomputingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗Shareない, ではありませんNegates the meaning of the modified verb."Did you take out the trash? No, I did not."ゴミを出しましたか？いいえ、出していません。grammarlinguisticslanguagewordnegativeessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗Shareない, ではないTo no degree."My brother was not at all helpful with the dishes. "弟は皿洗いを全く手伝ってくれなかった。negativelanguageessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗Shareそうでもない, 決して～ない(understatement, litotes) Used to modify superlatives to indicate the opposite or near opposite, often in a form of understatement."It was not my favorite movie of all time."それは私の大好きな映画というわけではありませんでした。grammarlinguisticswordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
conjunction🔗Shareそして〜ないAnd not."He painted the car blue and black, not solid purple."彼は車を青と黒に塗装し、単色の紫にはしなかった。grammarwordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjection🔗Shareまさか(1990s) Used to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically."I really like hanging out with my little brother watching Barney... not!"弟とバーニーを見るのが本当に好き…まさか！languagecommunicationinternetculturewordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
