Japanese phrase
___ではありません。 ___ de wa a ri ma se n
Meaning
It is not ___.
When to use it
Politely denies that something belongs to a stated category. It gently corrects a mistaken description in basic conversation.
Example dialogue
これは本ですか？ ko re wa hon de su ka
Is this a book?
本ではありません。雑誌です。 hon de wa a ri ma se n zas shi de su
No, it is a magazine.