- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

common
  1. 1. [aux-v] probably not; probably won't; probably doesn't; probably isn't
  2. 2. [aux-v] intend not to; will not
  3. 3. [aux-v] trying not to; attempting not to — as ~とする
  4. 4. [aux-v] whether you ... or not; whether one does ... or not — as ...(よ)うが...~が or ...(よ)うと...~と
  5. 5. [aux-v] couldn't you?; won't you?; how about? — as ~か; indicates request or invitation
  6. 6. [aux-v] it's not as if ..., so; it's not like; it's not as though — as(では/でも)ある~し
  7. 7. [aux-v] would surely not ... (if); would never ... (and yet) — as(ある)~に; indicates counterfactuality
  8. 8. [aux-v] surely not; there's no way that — as(では/でも)ある~に; indicates reproach; oft. at sentence end
  9. 9. [aux-v] must not; don't; shall not — indicates prohibition; oft. as ~ぞ (obs)

Example Sentences

Nobody will believe that rumor.
I'll say no more.
He tried to hold back his anger.
Whether it rains or not, I won't change my plan.
It isn't as if we were rich.