していません
shite imasen
The Japanese phrase "I have not" is expressed as していません (shite imasen).
This phrase is used to state that the speaker has not performed a specific action. It is used to express the negation of a continuous action or a state resulting from a past action.
Which one should you use?
While していません is the standard way to say one has not performed an action, しておりません is a more humble and formal version used in business contexts. If you are referring to the negation of possessing or carrying an object rather than performing an action, use 持っていません in formal situations or 持っていない informally.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The phrase していません is a formal way to express that an action has not been performed. For a more polite and humble expression suitable for business, use しておりません. In informal settings, you can use していない or the even shorter してない.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form していません is used to express the negation of a continuous action or a state resulting from a past action, meaning "have not done" or "am not doing".
How do you pronounce it?
shite imasen
Did you know?
- The verb inside していません is する, which is one of the most versatile words in Japanese. It can function as a standalone verb 'to do' or turn almost any noun into a verb by being attached to it.
- The humble version しておりません uses the verb する in its humble form おる, which literally means 'to exist' or 'to be'. This shifts the focus from the action to the speaker's modest position in the social hierarchy.
- While していません negates the action, adding the word まだ 'yet' changes the nuance from a simple 'have not' to a promise or implication that the action will eventually happen.
Examples in context
- 鍵を持っていません。I do not have the key.
- 宿題をしていません。I have not done my homework.
- 明日は予定がない。I do not have any plans for tomorrow.
- 財布を持っていない。I do not have my wallet.
- 食べていません。I have not eaten.
- 会議に出席していません。I have not attended the meeting.
- 友達がいない。I do not have any friends.
- 毎日運動していない。I do not exercise every day.
- まだ宿題をしていません。Mada shukudai o shiteimasen.I have not done my homework yet.
- 準備はまだしていません。Junbi wa mada shiteimasen.I have not prepared yet.
Example conversation
Youta and Yui are talking about their homework.
- 陽太 Yota結衣、宿題はもうやった？Yui, shukudai wa mou yatta?Yui, have you already done your homework?
- 結衣 Yuiいいえ、まだしていません。Iie, mada shiteimasen.No, I have not done it yet.
- 陽太 Yotaじゃあ、一緒にやろうか。Jaa, issho ni yarou ka.Then, shall we do it together?
- 結衣 Yuiありがとう、陽太くん。Arigatou, Youta-kun.Thank you, Youta.
