JLPT N3 grammar

〜じゃない／ではないmeaning and usage

Meaning

A, right?; A, isn't it?

How to form it

  • verb (plain form)/い-adjective（ん）じゃない
  • noun/な-adjective (stem)（なん）じゃない

How it is used

At the end of a sentence it is not a negative: it seeks agreement ('isn't it?', 'didn't I?') or softly offers an opinion. 「〜んじゃない？」, usually with rising intonation, adds a guess. Polite: 「〜じゃないですか」.

Examples

  1. もう私たち帰ってもいいんじゃない？

    It's OK if we go home already, right?

  2. この服、あなたに似合うんじゃない？

    Don't you think this outfit would suit you?

  3. だから言ったじゃない、傘を持っていけって。

    See, I told you to take an umbrella, didn't I?