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=== ではありません (de wa Arimasen) === | === ではありません (de wa Arimasen) === | ||
This phrase is composed of particle + particle + verb + negation. It can be translated as "is not". | This phrase is composed of particle + particle + verb + negation. It can be translated as "is not". | ||
There is a special bastardization (じゃない) of this phrase which should be transcribed in the following way: | There is a special bastardization (じゃない) of this phrase which should be transcribed in the following way: | ||
じゃ = de wa = ja | じゃ = de wa = ja | ||
The particles ''de wa'' have been merged into ''ja'' | The particles ''de wa'' have been merged into ''ja'' | ||
ない = Arimasen = Nai | ない = Arimasen = Nai | ||
The verb and negation ''Arimasen'' have been turned into ''Nai'' | The verb and negation ''Arimasen'' have been turned into ''Nai'' | ||
Thus ''de wa Arimasen'' is turned into ''ja Nai''. | |||
===Honorifics and Suffixes expressing status/job=== | ===Honorifics and Suffixes expressing status/job=== | ||