# Building non-deterministic automata

I'm trying to make non deterministic automata for specific language . I cant understand my mistake! Rules: 1){a,b,c} 2) if I have the sequence "bb" and later in the word I have the sequence "cc" so this is not possible that I have the sequence "cba" between them. Thank you !

• so the language consists of all strings such that if they have $bb$ and $cc$ in that order, then there shouldn't be the string $cba$ in between them? – Jamāl Dec 21 '20 at 18:34
• @Jamāl yes!!!!! – user129239 Dec 21 '20 at 19:00
• Why is it downvoted? I would do the following: 1) Build NFA for the complement language (it's pretty simple). 2) Build a corresponding DFA (there is a standard algorithm). 3) Convert to DFA for the original language (given a DFA, it's trivial to find a DFA for the complement language). – Dmitry Dec 21 '20 at 19:46
• The only problem I see is that $q4$ may need and transition to itself {a,b,c}. Without this, all strings in the language must end in cc. You should post the language this NFA is supposed to accept. – tylerhx111 Dec 22 '20 at 18:35
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Apart from issues like nullifying the effect of some useful transitions, the problem in your solution is that you've started out at a rejecting state, but unless the string has encountered $$bb$$ and then $$cba$$ and subsequently $$cc$$, it should be accepted.
Update: You can think about the automata as comprising of $$3$$ parts. q0,q1 check for first occurrence of $$bb$$. q2,q3,q4 detect the string $$cba$$. Finally, q5,q6,q7 test for the string $$cc$$.