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'I don't know' in Japanese?
'I know' would be 'watashi nou' but then how would 'I don't know' be said?
would it be 'watashi iie nou' or 'watashi nou iie' (I know not)?
watashi -> I (formal)
nou -> know
iie -> no
Please keep words individualized for my better understanding and I can't read Kanji yet. Thanks.
Way for not try google translator: don't = しない
3 Answers
- ?Lv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
- 'I don't know.'
'Watashi wa shiri masen.' (formal, polite)
'Shiri masen.' (formal, polite)
'Shira nai.' (basic)
watashi: I
wa: the topic particle
shira nai: don't know
shitte iru: know
- 'I don't understand.'
'Watashi wa wakari masen.' (formal, polite)
'Wakari masen.' (formal, polite)
'Wakara nai.' (basic)
watashi: I
wa: the topic particle
wakara nai: don't understand
wakaru: understand
Hope this helps!
Source(s): Japanese - BelieLv 71 decade ago
No, it's not.
Nou is the brain.
Watashi nou = I brain
I know = wakarimasu
I don't know = wakarimasen
You can precursor them with watashi wa, but there's no need.
- 1 decade ago
You can say it several ways,
polite: 分かりません (wakarimasen), casual: 分からない (wakaranai) - I don't know/I don't understand (carries the connotation that it's the speakers fault that they don't know)
polite: 知りません (shirimasen), casual: 知らない (shiranai) - I don't know (carries the connotation that it's not the speakers fault that they don't know)
