Learn Japanese grammar: はずがない (hazu ga nai). Meaning: cannot be (impossible).
This is used to strongly emphasize that something cannot be or is impossible.
To say the opposite, use はずだ (hazu da) instead.

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はずがない - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
そんなはずがない。
Example #2
彼女の話は本当のはずがない。
Example #3
彼はそんなことを言うはずがない。
Example #4
ジョンが嘘をついているはずがない。
Example #5
そんな大きな量を全部食べられるはずがない。
Example #6
そのうわさが本当のはずがない。
Example #7
彼が30才より若いはずがない。
Example #8
真面目な田中さんが、無断で休むはずがない。
Example #9
彼は今事務所にいるはずがありません。
Example #10
あの人は昨日入院したので、明日のレースに来るはずがない。
Vocabulary List 語彙
Kanji 漢字 | Kana カナ | English 英語 |
---|---|---|
量 | りょう | amount; portion size |
食べられる | たべられる | to be able to eat |
昨日 | きのう | yesterday |
入院 | にゅういん | hospitalized |
明日 | あした | tomorrow |
レース | れーす | race |
真面目な | まじめな | diligent |
無断 | むだん | without notice |
絶対に | ぜったいに | absolutely |
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