でな
Meanings
Adjective (い)
Expression
Usually written in kana
1. is not; am not; are not
negation of である
Top 700
Composed of
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
ready (to do); willing
ready (to do); willing
Examples (109 in total)
The class was carried on in English.
You can't succeed without hard work.
It is not a matter to laugh about.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
I don't particularly like her.
He was not happy at all.
I wasn't honest with you.
She is far from honest.
I hope that's not the case.
I don't like either of the boys.
It is not the means which matters, it is the end.
I don't like movies.
Life is not all fun and games.
Let's go by train instead of by bus.
It is quality, not quantity that counts.
He is not kind to her.
I don't like wine.
He is a writer rather than a scholar.
He is not a politician but a lawyer.
I'm not good at sports.
He's not my cousin.
Jim is not a lawyer but a doctor.
You ought not to stay up so late.
To tell the truth, they are not husband and wife.
Nobody likes being laughed at.
We should not resort to violence.
Non-native speakers are speakers, too.
Final Fantasy is not a movie, but a videogame.
You ought not to go to such a place.
If not now, then when?
You must live in the present, not in the past.
You should not go alone.
He is no more a fool than you are.
Am I your first friend who's not Japanese?
He is less healthy than he used to be.
His plan ought not to be abandoned.
I am never free on Sundays.
He is not rich, but he is happy.
The rumor may or may not be true.
If I weren't poor, I'd buy that car.
I'm not good at classifying things.
Richard is fair, even to people he does not like.
This blackboard is not black, but green.
Food is essential to life.
Do it for yourself; not for someone else.
It is not her looks that is important but her ability.
It is not clear when the meeting will open again.
You should not speak ill of others behind their backs.
Although he may be clever, he is not wise.
If it hadn't been for the storm, we would have been in time.
Mr Johnson is not a scholar but a poet.
To tell you the truth, I don't like him.
I don't use taxis unless it's absolutely necessary.
He is not handsome, to be sure, but he is good-natured.
You should not discriminate against people because of their sex.
The sentence is not grammatically accurate.
Without health we cannot hope for success.
I don't like the way she laughs.
It is not clear who wrote this letter.
These goods are by no means satisfactory.
He worked hard. Otherwise he would have failed.
It is through hard work that he succeeded, not through good luck.
If school wasn't obligatory, I would stop going there.
The news is of little importance.
He chose to live in Tokyo instead of Osaka.
I ran and ran; otherwise I might have been late.
He told the truth, otherwise he would have been punished.
To make money is not the purpose of life.
The man to whom I spoke was a German, not an American.
Some TV programs are interesting, and others are not.
Columbus proved that the world is not flat.
As far as I am concerned the question is not simple.
Donald doesn't like people who speak ill of others.
Don't waste your money by buying things you don't need.
The important thing about the Olympic Games is not to win, but to take part in them.
This summer resort is no longer as popular as it used to be.
He is not good at putting his thoughts into words.
Education shouldn't be aimed at passing a test.
You don't have to be discouraged because you are not a genius.
What is important is not how many books you read, but what books you read.
Not that I dislike the work, but that I have no time.
I want everyone to know that I'm not a murderer.
It's not fiction or rumour, etc., it's a true story.
The method was too expensive to be practical.
He worked hard; otherwise he would have failed in the examination.
It's not up to you to decide who's a Canadian and who isn't.
It is not evident whether the police followed the usual search procedures.
The more I listen to her, the less I like her.
It came out that what he had told the police was not true.
You ought not to have kept her waiting on such a cold night.
I didn't like him much, in fact I hated him.
I don't like this tie. Show me a better one.
Even if you don't like music, you'll enjoy his concert.
I can't go there unless I go with Tom.
If he wasn't lazy, he might be rich by now.
If something doesn't make sense, it probably isn't logical.
The Prime Minister's speech was calculated to anger the opposition parties.
Education does not consist simply in learning a lot of facts.
I lost my umbrella somewhere in the park so I need to buy a new one.
I appreciate that this is not an easy task for you.
It isn't surprising that Africans may think of English as one of their continent's languages.
If you have no liking for modern music, you will not enjoy this concert.
To become popular, you need to be mediocre.
A talking dictionary is no longer a fantasy.
They shouldn't let children swim in that river.
Miyuki has a camera, but she doesn't like it.
For all his wealth, he is not happy.
I'm not sure if George will like this idea.
The older we grow the less innocent we become.