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じゃないか

Noun + じゃないかNa-adjective + じゃないかい-adjective (dictionary form) + んじゃないかVerb (dictionary form) + んじゃないか

Meanings

  • Isn't it?
  • Don't you think...?
  • I suppose... right?
  • I guess...

About this pattern

Explanation

じゃないか is used when the speaker wants to confirm or guess something by inviting the listener's agreement. It often conveys a soft assertion or a tentative guess, rather than a blunt statement. It can express both rhetorical questions (Isn’t it obvious?) and gentle speculation (It might be...). In casual conversation, it often appears after plain or dictionary forms and can be used to nudge the listener toward agreement.

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Example sentences

あの人は医者じゃないか。

Isn’t that person a doctor?

これは高いんじゃないか。

This is probably expensive, isn’t it?

明日雨が降るんじゃないか。

It looks like it will rain tomorrow, doesn’t it?

彼はもう来たんじゃないか。

He has probably already come, hasn’t he?

この計画は失敗するんじゃないか。

I think this plan will fail, don’t you think?

彼女はもう寝たんじゃないか。

She’s probably already gone to bed.