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Grammar · な-adjectives

じゃないです, the negative

The pattern

[na-adjective] ja nai desu

Because they behave like nouns, な-adjectives take the noun negative.

The mistake to avoid

Never 静かくないです. That is the い-adjective pattern and it does not apply here.

Examples

Rōmaji help
shizuka ja nai desu.
It isn't quiet.
kono heya wa kirei ja nai desu.
This room is not clean.
watashi wa hima ja nai desu.
I am not free.
kono machi wa yūmei ja nai desu.
This town is not famous.