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N4 Leçon 1: 13/18

なくて (Reasons and Causes)Not ~ and, Not so, Because not (Examples)

Structure

Verb[なくて]+ Phrase
[い]Adjective[なくて]+ Phrase
[な]Adjective + ではなくて(1) + Phrase
Noun + ではなくて(1) + Phrase

(1) じゃなくて、でなくて

Détails

  • Niveau de langue

    Standard

À propos de なくて

In Japanese, なくて is a construction that combines ない (in its conjugation form, なく), with the conjunction particle . This results in the same 'and' meaning as the standard form, but with the negative meaning of ない.

なくて is often used when the phrase that comes before it is being highlighted as an example/reason for a specific result. In these situations, the translation is usually 'because not (A), (B)', or 'because I didn't (A), (B)'.

When なくて is used in this way, it is often followed by the speaker's feelings (in the form of an adjective), verbs in the potential form, or something that is generally beyond the control of the speaker. It is due to this fact that the result is 'beyond control' that the translation becomes 'because'.

Some examples of words that express things beyond the control of the speaker are (こま)る (to be troubled), (うれ)しい (to be happy), (つか)れている (to feel weary), 心配(しんぱい) (to feel anxiety/worry), 安心(あんしん) (to feel relief).


Exemples

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    重病(じゅうびょう)じゃなくてホッとした。

    I was relieved because it wasn't a serious illness.

    「お(ちゃ)しか()さなくてすみません。」

    'I am sorry because I cannot serve you anything but tea.'

    試験(しけん)合格(ごうかく)した()からなくて不安(ふあん)。」

    'I don't know if I passed the exam, and I am anxious.' ('I am anxious because I don't know if I passed the exam')

    (まご)まだきていなくて心配(しんぱい)です。」

    'My grandchild hasn't come yet and I am worried.' ('I am worried because my grandchild hasn't come yet')

    彼氏(かれし)子猫(こねこ)()じゃなくて、がっかりした。

    My boyfriend doesn't like kittens and I was let down. (I was let down because my boyfriend doesn't like kittens)

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      なくて – Discussion Grammaire

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      • domi650

        domi650

        Thank you for the explanation, that’s probably how it is intended

      • MikkaT

        MikkaT

        Hi, it is probably a bit nitpicky, but I think the structure part in the lesson should be like here in the forum.

        In the lesson it is

      • 2000kanji

        2000kanji

        I think that the example sentence 今日は寒くなくて… doesn’t match this structure pattern. Where is there a は between 寒く and なくて? Would 寒くなくて be correct, too?

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