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なくて (Sequence)

To not ~ and ~, Not ~ and ~ (Conjugations)

使い方・接続

Verb［ない］+ な + くて
［い］Adjective［い］ + くな + くて
［な］Adjective + では(1)ない + な + くて
Noun + では(1)ない + な + くて

Exceptions:
いい ￫ よくな
する ￫ しなくて
くる ￫ こなくて

(1) じゃ

詳細

  • 使用域

    Standard

  • 使用域

    一般

「なくて」の情報

In Japanese, なくて is a construction that combines ない (in its conjugation form, なく), with the conjunction particle て. This results in the same 'and' meaning as the standard て form, but with the negative meaning of ない. なくて can be translated as 'to not (A), and…', or 'not (A), and…', depending on what type of word it is used with.
  • お金(かね)がなくて車(くるま)が買(か)えない。
    I don't have money, and I can't buy a car.
  • あのケーキは甘(あま)くはなくてまずいです。
    That cake is not sweet, and tastes bad. (は is frequently added between the stem form of adjectives and ない. Often, this is just for emphasis)
  • 私(わたし)の車(くるま)は静(しず)かではなくてガソリンの減(へ)りも早(はや)い。
    My car is not quiet, and runs out of gas quickly.
  • あれは犬(いぬ)ではなくて猫(ねこ)でもないです。
    That is not a dog, and not a cat either.
As discussed in our initial lesson about ない, there are two forms of this particular word. One form is an auxiliary verb, and is used with verbs. The other form of ない is an い-Adjective (形容詞(けいようし)), and is used with nouns, な-Adjectives, and い-Adjectives.
The difference between these two, is that the い-Adjective form may have は in between it and the word it is connected to (では in the case of nouns and な-Adjectives). With verbs, due to ない being an auxiliary verb, this is not possible.
  • この風呂(ふろ)は汚(よご)れはなくて、いつもいい匂(によ)いがする。
    This bath is not dirty, so it always smells good. (Unnatural Japanese, as は will never come between a verb and ない)
  • この風呂(ふろ)は汚(よご)れなくて、いつもいい匂(によ)いがする。
    This bath doesn't get dirty, and it always smells good. (Natural Japanese)
Caution
なくて is very similar to ないで, another structure that is regularly used with verbs (but may not be used with nouns or adjectives). ないで is far more common when expressing 'not doing' something, while なくて tends to be used almost exclusively for expressing reasons/causes.
  • トーマスにはまだプレゼントをあげないでね。
    Please don't give Thomas his present yet. (No particular reason, simply implies 'without doing')
  • もらったクッキーを弟(おとうと)にあげなくて、妹(いもうと)にあげた。
    I did not give the cookie I got to my brother, but to my sister. (Implies a specific reason for not giving it to the brother)

例文

  • なる → ならなくて

    to become → to not become and...

  • 嫌(きら)い → 嫌(きら)いではなくて

    dislike → not dislike and...

    Some な-Adjectives end in い, but 嫌い and 幸い are the most misleading since they are not completely written in kanji like 綺麗 or 安静.

  • 病気(びょうき) → 病気(びょうき)じゃなくて

    illness → not an illness and...

  • 高(たか)い → 高(たか)くなくて

    expensive/tall → not expensive/tall and...

  • いい → よくなくて

    good → not good and...

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  • winningtofu

    winningtofu

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    hey so can’t 汚れ technicall...
  • evil_eye

    evil_eye

    This section contains incorrect information:
    it says ［い］Adjective［ない］ + な + くて

    Except い adjectives are always conjugated with くなくて, not なくて

  • Asher

    Asher

    Thanks for letting us know about the error! I have just fixed it. It looks like ない was crossed out, when it was just い that should have been crossed out with く following it .

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