Japanese
See also: Japanese verb conjugations#NegativeThe basic pattern is u becomes anai.
Type | Negative | Examples | Negative |
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Irregular verbs | |||
suru | shinai | benkyō suru | benkyō shinai |
kuru | konai | ||
aru | nai | ||
da | de wa nai ja nai |
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masu stem | masen | ikimasu (go, polite) | ikimasen |
Regular verbs | |||
u | wanai | tsukau (use) | tsukawanai |
ku | kanai | yaku (burn) | yakanai |
gu | ganai | oyogu (swim) | oyoganai |
su | sanai | hanasu (speak) | hanasanai |
tsu | tanai | matsu (wait) | matanai |
nu | nanai | shinu (die) | shinanai |
bu | banai | yobu (call) | yobanai |
mu | manai | yomu (read) | yomanai |
ru (consonant stem) | ranai | hashiru (run) | hashiranai |
iru, eru (vowel stem) | inai, enai | kaeru (change) | kaenai |
Adjectives | |||
i adjectives | ku nai | itai (painful) | itaku nai |
na adjectives | de wa nai ja nai |
kantan da | kantan de wa nai kantan ja nai |
- The nai ending conjugates in two ways.
- As an i adjective. For example the past tense of tabenai is tabenakatta and the te form is tabenakute.
- There is a special te form made by adding de. For example, tabenaide. This is used, for example, in tabenaide kudasai: "Please don't eat (this)".
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