How to Say ‘We don't have it’ in Japanese
ございません
gozai mase n
[goh-zah-ee mah-seh n]
💬 Usage Tip: This is the polite "no" form of ございます, the extra-polite version of ありません "there isn't".
Phrase Breakdown
ござい
gozai
[goh-zah-ee]
to be; to exist (polite part of expression)
A polite verb stem used in set phrases like greetings to sound respectful.
あいさつでは、ございをていねいに言います。
In greetings, you say gozai politely.
ませ
mase
[mah-seh]
polite negative (part of ません)
「ませ」 is part of 「ません」, the polite negative form.
はいていません。
I haven’t vomited.
ん
n
[n]
not (negative ending)
The last part of the polite negative ending ません, turning 'there is' into 'there isn't'.
駐車場はございません。
There is no parking lot.
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