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〜わけがない

N3
wake ga nai

there's no way that; cannot possibly

Formation

Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj + な / Noun + の + わけがない

Chinese meanings

不可能;绝不会

Chinese formation

动词普通形/い形容词普通形/な形容词词干+な/名词+の+わけがない

Chinese usage

表示说话人坚信某事不可能发生或不成立。

Chinese notes

口语也说わけない;语气往往较强。

Examples

  • こんなに練れん習しゅうしたんだから、負まけるわけがない。
    We've practiced this hard, so there's no way we'll lose.
    练习了这么多,不可能输。
  • あんなにまじめな人ひとが、約やく束そくを忘わすれるわけがありません。
    There's no way someone that conscientious would forget a promise.
    那么认真的人不可能忘记约定。
  • 一いち日にちで漢かん字じを百ひゃく個こ覚おぼえるなんて、できるわけがないよ。
    Learn a hundred kanji in one day? There's no way you can do that.
    一天记住一百个汉字?那不可能做到啊。

Notes

The speaker's strong conviction that something is impossible. Casual: 〜わけない. Close to 〜はずがない, but sounds more emotional and less based on reasoning.

#negation#conjecture#emphasis

Related N3 grammar

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('wake-ga-nai');
{
  "id": "wake-ga-nai",
  "pattern": "〜わけがない",
  "romaji": "wake ga nai",
  "level": "N3",
  "meaning": "there's no way that; cannot possibly",
  "formation": "Verb-plain / i-Adj / na-Adj + な / Noun + の + わけがない",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "こんなに練習したんだから、負けるわけがない。",
      "furigana": "こんなに{練習|れんしゅう}したんだから、{負|ま}けるわけがない。",
      "en": "We've practiced this hard, so there's no way we'll lose."
    },
    {
      "ja": "あんなにまじめな人が、約束を忘れるわけがありません。",
      "furigana": "あんなにまじめな{人|ひと}が、{約束|やくそく}を{忘|わす}れるわけがありません。",
      "en": "There's no way someone that conscientious would forget a promise."
    },
    {
      "ja": "一日で漢字を百個覚えるなんて、できるわけがないよ。",
      "furigana": "{一|いち}{日|にち}で{漢字|かんじ}を{百|ひゃく}{個|こ}{覚|おぼ}えるなんて、できるわけがないよ。",
      "en": "Learn a hundred kanji in one day? There's no way you can do that."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "negation",
    "conjecture",
    "emphasis"
  ],
  "notes": "The speaker's strong conviction that something is impossible. Casual: 〜わけない. Close to 〜はずがない, but sounds more emotional and less based on reasoning.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "1c80c347056f4ae95cbe6f9d4f8553bb866364750d60f1c2a255f53bf9eefd4d",
    "meanings": [
      "不可能",
      "绝不会"
    ],
    "formation": "动词普通形/い形容词普通形/な形容词词干+な/名词+の+わけがない",
    "explanation": "表示说话人坚信某事不可能发生或不成立。",
    "notes": "口语也说わけない;语气往往较强。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "こんなに練習したんだから、負けるわけがない。",
        "zh": "练习了这么多,不可能输。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "あんなにまじめな人が、約束を忘れるわけがありません。",
        "zh": "那么认真的人不可能忘记约定。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "一日で漢字を百個覚えるなんて、できるわけがないよ。",
        "zh": "一天记住一百个汉字?那不可能做到啊。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n3.json#wake-ga-nai",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "fe63dfca90075053f8b296496d0ee5115b062cffa3b9a89120debb62e54e028e"
  }
}