oinai
Meaning and examples
age — plain negative
老いないほうがいいと思います。
おいない ほう が いい と おもいます。
oinai hou ga ii to omoimasu.
I think it is better not to age.
💡 Form of 老いる (to age).
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JLPT N2 vocabulary
Words 3291–3300
oinai
age — plain negative
老いないほうがいいと思います。
おいない ほう が いい と おもいます。
oinai hou ga ii to omoimasu.
I think it is better not to age.
💡 Form of 老いる (to age).
hikiinai
lead (a group) — plain negative
理由があって、まだ率いない。
りゆう が あって、まだ ひきいない。
riyuu ga atte, mada hikiinai.
There is a reason, so I still do not lead (a group).
💡 Form of 率いる (to lead (a group)).
mochiinai
use — plain negative
用いないほうがいいと思います。
もちいない ほう が いい と おもいます。
mochiinai hou ga ii to omoimasu.
I think it is better not to use.
💡 Form of 用いる (to use / employ).
shiinai
force — plain negative
強いないほうがいいと思います。
しいない ほう が いい と おもいます。
shiinai hou ga ii to omoimasu.
I think it is better not to force.
💡 Form of 強いる (to force).
moukenai
establish — plain negative
設けないと決めました。
もうけない と きめました。
moukenai to kimemashita.
I decided that I will not establish.
💡 Form of 設ける (to establish / set up).
moukenai
make a profit — plain negative
ふだんはあまり儲けない。
ふだん は あまり もうけない。
fudan wa amari moukenai.
I usually do not make a profit much.
💡 Form of 儲ける (to make a profit).
sazukenai
grant — plain negative
授けない日もあります。
さずけない ひ も あります。
sazukenai hi mo arimasu.
There are days when I do not grant.
💡 Form of 授ける (to grant / award).
shirizokenai
reject — plain negative
時間がないので退けない。
じかん が ない ので しりぞけない。
jikan ga nai node shirizokenai.
I do not reject because there is no time.
💡 Form of 退ける (to reject).
shimenai
occupy (a share) — plain negative
できれば占めないようにしています。
できれば しめない よう に しています。
dekireba shimenai you ni shiteimasu.
If I can, I try not to occupy (a share).
💡 Form of 占める (to occupy (a share)).
tsutomenai
make efforts — plain negative
努めない日もあります。
つとめない ひ も あります。
tsutomenai hi mo arimasu.
There are days when I do not make efforts.
💡 Form of 努める (to make efforts).
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