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Originally Posted by lucagalbu
Uhm.. but then, what is the difference between ちがいます and じゃありません?
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There are too many differences to explain.
An oversimplification is just to point out:
ちがいます means "is different"
ではありません (don't say じゃ with ます form despite what teachers tell you) means "is not"
For example:
ア：学生ですよね You're a student, right?
イ：いいえ、違います。 No [that is different from what I am]
You couldn't answer with いいえ、ではありません。 You could say いいえ、学生ではありません though.
Edit: No idea what is up with my fonts, sorry.