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For a large group, recommend a spacious restaurant. This expression gently suggests a suitable choice.

Lesson notes · ≈ JLPT N3 · Intermediate 1

〜がいいんじゃない~ga ii n janai

gentle suggestion or advice

Use 「〜がいいんじゃない」 in conversation to gently suggest a place, choice, or action while leaving room to decide.

How it works

For a large group, recommend a spacious restaurant. This expression gently suggests a suitable choice.
Although it contains 「じゃない」, here it affirms “that sounds good,” rather than saying “it is not good.”
Often used in conversation to give suggestions, advice, or your opinion, while leaving the other person room to choose.
To recommend a place or thing, put the noun before 「がいいんじゃない」.
To suggest an action, use “verb dictionary form + 「の」” to present it as a recommended choice.

In the ranking example, 「も」 means “that is a good idea too,” presenting this action as one option.

安くやすくyasuku食べたいなら、たべたいなら、tabetainara、駅前えきまえekimaeのno定食屋ていしょくやteishokuyaがgaいいiiんnじゃない。janai。
If you want to eat cheaply, wouldn't the diner in front of the station be good?
迷っまよっmayotてteいるなら、irunara、人気にんきninkiランキングらんきんぐrankinguをo見みmiてteみるmiruのnoもmoいいiiん

A
今度、こんど、みんなでご飯ごはんを食べたべに行くいくんですが、いいお店おみせを知りませんしりませんか。
A: We are all going out to eat next time, do you know any good restaurants?
B
大人数おおにんずうなら、駅前えきまえの広いひろいレストランれすとらんがいいんじゃない。
B: If it's a large group, wouldn't the spacious restaurant in front of the station be good?
A
そうですね。詳細しょうさいページぺーじを見みて予約よやくします。
A: That's true. I'll check the details page and make a reservation.

Level 1 · Recognise
Which sentence is correct?
Level 1 · Recognise
Listen and choose the meaning
Level 2 · Build
Put the words in order
If you want to eat cheaply, wouldn't the set-meal place in front of the station be a good choice?
Level 3 · Use
What goes in the blank?
安く食べたいなら、駅前の定食屋が____。
If you want to eat cheaply, how about the set meal restaurant near the station?

n

じゃない。janai。

If you can't decide, wouldn't it be good to take a look at the popularity rankings?