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what's the difference between 「自信のない」and「自信がない」? Is 「自信のない」a adj? oh that's 'an' adj. sorry.

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「自信がない」 ・・・・・「Subject + は 自信がない。」 Of course, the subject can be omitted in a sentence like... 「自信がないとき、私は日本語で話しません。」 「自信のない」 ・・・・・「自信のない + Noun」 Although, the 「が」 can be transformed into 「の」 when it comes in the 「~とき」, so 「自信のないとき、私は日本語で話しません」 is also a good sentence. 難しいですね~!!
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When you say "I'm not sure" or "I'm not confident", you can only use "私は自信がない。" "自信のない" is always followed by a noun. e.g. 「自信のない人」、「自信のない顔」、「自信のない時」, etc.

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