ではありません・ではない・じゃない Negative Form + Past Negative

Introduction

Alright, buckle in, because not only is this going to be a thick, heavy lesson, it’s going to be very… negative. 😟 Not in a negative way though! Well, actually, yes in a negative way but, not in a negative way like you’ll feel bad after you read it! I think? Agh! You know what, let’s just get into it.

This lesson is not positive

Structure

• 

  Noun・な-Adjectiveじゃない・ではない
  Example:
  → 学生がくせいじゃないです。
  ”I’m not a student.”

• 

  Noun・な-Adjectiveではありません
  Example:
  → 学生がくせいではありません。
  ”I’m not a student.”

Okay, okay, we get it! You're not a student! Sheesh. Despite how Negative Nancies can be annoying to be around, it is important to be able to express what you aren’t or what something isn’t. So that’s what we’re going to cover now, in various degrees of politeness.