Vocab Info

A1 Expressions

(あら)it is not so, no, never mind

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Expressions

      1.

      not

      Formal or literary term, Usually written using kana alone
    2. Expressions

      2.

      does not exist

      Formal or literary term, Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    非ず 【あらず】有らず 【あらず】

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      これは(ゆめ)(あら)ず。現実(げんじつ)である。

      This is not a dream. It is reality. {it is not so, no, never mind}

      • N1

      ()宗教(しゅうきょう)(ひと):「神様(かみさま)はこの世界(せかい)(あら)ざるなり。」

      Non-religious person: "God does not exist in this world." {it is not so, no, never mind}

      • N1

      妄想(もうそう)夢中(むちゅう)(かれ)(こころ)はここに(あら)ず、(とお)くにいる。

      His heart, obsessed with illusions, is not here, but far away. {it is not so, no, never mind}

      • N1

      (ひと)(ごと):「これは(ゆめ)現実(げんじつ)(あら)ず、だから()()くんだ。」

      Monologue: "This is a dream, not reality, so calm down." {it is not so, no, never mind}

      • N1

      キリスト(きょう)信者(しんじゃ)(まえ)(かみ)(あら)ずと()ってしまい、(おお)喧嘩(けんか)になりました。

      I ended up saying "God is not so" in front of a Christian believer, which led to a big fight. {it is not so, no, never mind}

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