暇がない · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 暇がない | 暇がなくない |
| Polite | 暇がないです | 暇がなくないですalso 暇がなくありません |
| Past polite | 暇がなかったです | 暇がなくなかったですalso 暇がなくありませんでした |
| Past | 暇がなかった | 暇がなくなかった |
| Te-form | 暇がなくて | 暇がなくなくて |
| Adverbial | 暇がなく | |
| Conditional | 暇がなければ | 暇がなくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 暇がなかったら | 暇がなくなかったら |
busy; have no free time
Expresses that one is occupied and lacks leisure time. Often used as a polite refusal or explanation.
I'm busy this week and probably can't go to the movies.
Sorry, I don't have any free time today, so could we make it another time?
暇 means having free time or being at leisure, the direct opposite of 暇がない, which means having no free time.
Standard kanji spelling; 暇 is the usual character for 'free time'.
Variant with 無い; slightly more emphatic or literary.
Phrase consisting of 暇 (free time) + が (subject marker) + ない (not exist). Literally 'there is no free time'.