じゃない and でわありません
こんにちは、
In my text book it says that though じゃない is informal it is used in everyday conversation as long as you put です at the end. It says that でわありません is the formal version, but in class I was taught that でわありません is the used in everyday conversation.
Which version is the most appropriate?
ありがとうございます！
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じゃない and ではありません
こんにちは。In my text book it says that though じゃない is informal it is used in everyday conversation as long as you put です at the end. It says that でわありません is the formal version, but in class I was taught that でわありません is the used in everyday conversation.
Which version is the most appropriate?
ありがとうございます！
First of all, small correction, ではありません with は is correcto though it's read as WA.
As you know, we have some level of formarity and everyday "conversation with close people" and "everyday conversation in the work" are different. Sometimes the same happens because of the defference of the age, status, knowing the person well or not, etc. So we use some ways of saying it in everyday conversation, not only one of them.
Informal ---> more formal
じゃない
じゃないです
ではありません
*We have more with honoriffic form
I hope this was helpful.
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Ah thank you! Yes, I did wonder if it depended on the relationship~
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Hi. I just want to share my knowledge about it. Im also a beginner in japanese but based on my experience with my japanese friends, since i talk to them every day, i usually hear じゃない than でわありません when they are having a conversation。じゃない is casual and the other one is the formal version of it. I think it would depend on your situation whether you are talking to someone whom you should pay some respect or just talking to your friends.
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