How to Say ‘Don’t need (it); not necessary’ in Japanese
ひつようないです
hitsuyou nai desu
[hee-tsoo-yoh nye dess]
💬 Usage Tip: Short for [ひつようが ないです]. In conversation, the [が] is often dropped. More polite: [ひつようありません].
🇯🇵 In Japan: Doctors may choose the softer polite negative [ありません] in formal settings, but you’ll hear [ないです] often in everyday clinic speech.
Phrase Breakdown
ひつよう
hitsuyou
[hee-tsoo-yoh]
necessary; needed
Used with ない to say something is not needed: ひつようないです (casual/soft polite). More formal: ひつようありません.
いまは治療がひつようないです。
For now, treatment isn’t necessary.
ない
nai
[nye]
not; no (negation)
Plain negative form. With nouns like ひつよう, it means 'not necessary' (ひつようない).
その心配はないです。
You don’t need to worry about that.
です
desu
[dess]
is; are (polite copula)
Adds politeness to the phrase: ひつようないです = 'It’s not necessary.'
いまは大丈夫です。
For now, it’s okay.
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