いらない

iranai

not needed

この本はもういらないです。

I don't need this book anymore.

informal

Not needed or unnecessary; can be omitted or discarded.

この服はもういらないから捨てる。

I don't need this clothing anymore, so I'll throw it away.

いらないものを整理する。

To organize unnecessary things.

Often used to politely decline offers or express that something is not required.

informal

To not want or desire something.

私は甘いものがいらない。

I don't want sweets.

Can be used to express personal preferences or dislikes.

Collocations

いらないものunnecessary thingsいらない人unnecessary person

to discard unnecessary things

For more polite contexts, use 'いりません' instead of 'いらない'.

Always used in negative contexts to indicate lack of necessity or desire.

Derived from the negative form of the verb 'いる' (to need) with the suffix 'ない' (not).

Commonly used in everyday conversation to decline offers or express that something is not needed. Can be softened with '～ません' for politeness.

い

to need

root

らない

not

suffix

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