わけがない
Common word
わけがない · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | わけがない | わけがなくない |
| Polite | わけがないです | わけがなくないですalso わけがなくありません |
| Past polite | わけがなかったです | わけがなくなかったですalso わけがなくありませんでした |
| Past | わけがなかった | わけがなくなかった |
| Te-form | わけがなくて | わけがなくなくて |
| Adverbial | わけがなく | |
| Conditional | わけがなければ | わけがなくなければ |
| Tara conditional | わけがなかったら | わけがなくなかったら |
Meanings
1
there is no way that ...; it is impossible that ...; cannot possibly ...
usually written using kana alone
A strong negative judgment by the speaker that something is impossible, unreasonable, or cannot be true. Commonly follows a plain-form verb, adjective, or noun phrase.
There is no way a child could carry such heavy luggage alone.
He could not possibly forget a promise like that.
2
usually written using kana alone
Adjectival use meaning that something presents no difficulty. This can be confused with the much more frequent grammar pattern 'there is no way that ...', so context such as 彼には or そのくらいなら is important.
Mental arithmetic at that level is easy for him.
Once you get used to it, this task is no trouble.