How to Say ‘There are no major problems.’ in Japanese
おおきな もんだいは ありません。
ookina mondai wa ari mase n
[oh-kee-nah mohn-dye hah ah-ree mah-seh n]
💬 Usage Tip: Pattern: [Xは ありません] = “There is no X.” Adding [おおきな] softens it to “nothing major.”
🇯🇵 In Japan: Doctors may say this first, then add [ただ、] to mention something minor like blood pressure or cholesterol.
Phrase Breakdown
おおきな
ookina
[oh-kee-nah]
major; serious
おおきな modifies もんだい to mean “a major/serious problem.”
おおきなもんだいはありません。
There is no major problem.
もんだい
mondai
[mohn-dye]
problem; issue
もんだい is “problem.” In medical contexts it means significant findings or issues.
おおきなもんだいはありません。
There is no major problem.
は
wa
[hah]
topic marker
は sets the topic: “As for major problems, (there) aren’t any.” Very common phrasing in results explanations.
おおきなもんだいはありません。
There is no major problem.
ありません。
ari mase n
there isn’t; don’t have
Negative polite form of あります: “does not exist / do not have” (for non-living things).
じかんが ありません。
I don’t have time.
Words in this phrase
あり
ari
[ah-ree]
there isn’t/aren’t (part of ありません)
あり is the base of あります; with ません becomes negative “there isn’t.”
けっかを見ても、おおきなもんだいはありません。
Even looking at the results, there is no major problem.
ませ
mase
[mah-seh]
polite negative (part of ません)
ませ is part of ません, polite negative used in formal explanations.
いまのところ、もんだいはありません。
At the moment, there is no problem.
ん
n
[n]
(part of) ません
ん completes the polite negative ません.
おおきなもんだいはありません。
There is no major problem.
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