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関西弁 Lesson 1: 8/21

じゃない ⇒ ちゃうTo be not, Am not, Are not, Is not

関西弁

Structure

[な]Adjective + ちゃう(1)
Noun + ちゃう(1)

(1)やない、とちゃう

Details

    About じゃない ⇒ ちゃう

    The negative form of the auxiliary verb だ in Japanese frequently appears as じゃない (an abbreviation of ではない). In 関西弁(かんさいべん) じゃない is often replaced by ちゃう. ちゃう itself is actually just an abbreviation of (ちが)う, a common うverb meaning 'to differ'.

    ちゃう may be used directly after either nouns, or な-Adjectives, to convey 'is not (A)'.

    ちゃう may also appear in the past negative form. However, as it is a set expression (and not considered an actual conjugation of (ちが)う), it will not be conjugated like a regular う - Verb, but will become ちゃうかった.

    Fun Fact

    じゃない may also be replaced with やない. やない being the 関西弁(かんさいべん) equivalent of だ, with the い-Adjective ない attached to it. Like ちゃう, やない is used after nouns, or な-Adjectives.

    • あれ、ミオちゃんやない
      Hey, isn't that Mio chan?
    • ()()これ50%オフやった、お(とく)やない
      Look look, this was 50% off, don't you think that's a good deal?

    When conjugating in the past negative form, やない follows the regular conjugation rules of ない, becoming やなかった.

    • あの(ひと)さんまさんやなかった。ただおっちゃんやった
      That person wasn't Sanma-san. It was just a middle aged guy.
    • 便利(べんり)そうだったから()ったのに全然(ぜんぜん)便利(べんり)やなかった
      I bought this because it looked useful, but it was not useful at all.

    Examples

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      (わたし)(いぬ)()じゃない
      (わたし)(いぬ)()ちゃう

      I do not like dogs.

      (わたし)寿司(すし)()じゃないので、()べない。
      (わたし)寿司(すし)()ちゃうので、()べへん。

      I do not like sushi, so I don't eat it.

      りんごじゃない
      りんごちゃう

      It is not an apple.

      (むずか)しくなるんじゃない
      (むずか)しくなるんちゃう

      It will probably get hard, won't it?

      その帽子(ぼうし)(むすめ)帽子(ぼうし)じゃない
      その帽子(ぼうし)(むすめ)帽子(ぼうし)ちゃう

      That hat is not my daughter's hat.

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