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Grammar Level N1


覚えはない (oboe-wa-nai): Have no recollection of

~覚えはない (oboe-wa-nai)

Meaning

Have no recollection of

Formation and usage

Vた + 覚えはない
Notation: N = noun; V dictionary = dictionary-form verb; V stem = the stem before ます; plain clause = plain-form clause; negative stem = the form before ない. Follow the attachment shown above.

Explanation

Denies any memory of an action, sometimes strongly rejecting an accusation.

Examples

私にはうそをついた覚えはない。

I have no recollection of telling a lie.

私には秘密を漏らした覚えはない。

I have no recollection of revealing the secret.

私には約束を破った覚えはない。

I have no recollection of breaking a promise.

私には仲間を裏切った覚えはない。

I have no recollection of betraying one's teammates.

私には責任を放棄した覚えはない。

I have no recollection of abandoning one's responsibilities.

How related patterns differ

ろくに~ない means inadequately; ちっとも~ない means not at all; 別に~ない means not particularly. くもなんともない attaches to i-adjectives, でもなんでもない to nouns or na-adjectives. 覚えはない denies recollection; ためしがない denies any precedent.


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