じゃないか (Isn't it?)

Isn't it?, Is it not?

JLPT N4
Pattern

Plain form + じゃないか

How it works

じゃないか (polite: ではありませんか) is a rhetorical “isn't it?”. It can show surprise, remind someone, or make a suggestion: 行こうじゃないか (let's go, shall we?).

Examples

  • これ、きみの さいふじゃないか。Hey, isn't this your wallet?
  • だから 言った じゃないか。Didn't I tell you so?

Related grammar

Further reading

Bunpro N4 · Lesson 4

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