〜わけがない
N3wake 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
- こんなに練習したんだから、負けるわけがない。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が、約束を忘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。
- 一日で漢字を百個覚えるなんて、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
Use this entry in code
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"
}
}