Intro
This
Word

これは
[korewa]
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ペンではない
[pen dewa nai]
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これはペン____
[kore wa pen]
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Negative(be-verb's)
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The negative form of a Japanese noun is made by adding では (ga) + ない (nai).
In English, you can form a negative noun sentence by placing isn't, am not, or aren't in front of the noun (e.g., a pen). * isn't (is not) + a pen
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Sentence Compare

Now that you have learned questions and negative sentences, you can have basic conversations.
A : Is this a pen?
B : No! This is not a pen.
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How is it?
Simple, right?
They are similar to each other.
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これはペンではない
[kore wa pende wanai]
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これはつくえではない
[kore wa tsukue dewa nai]
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これはノートではない
[kore wa nōto dewa nai]
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これはカバンではない
[kore wa kaban' dewa nai]
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