Verb Negatives - Irregulars
Verb Negatives - Irregulars
Negative meaning of the verb
In this lesson, youโll learn how to form the past tense (้ๅปๅฝข) of Japanese verbs to talk about actions or states that have already happened. Specifically, we will take a look at irregular verbs.
Here are the negative forms of irregular verbs. These verbs are used very frequently, so you will master them quickly.
Dictionary | Negative Form |
|---|---|
ใใ do | ใใชใ don't |
ๆฅใ come | ๆฅใชใ don't come |
่กใ go | ่กใใชใ don't go |
ใใ exist | ใชใ don't exist |
Now, let's look at some examples in sentences.
ๅฝผใฏใใในใใใชใใ
He doesnโt play tennis.
ๅ้ใใใผใใฃใผใซๆฅใชใใ
My friend isnโt coming to the party.
ๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎ่พๆธใใชใใ
I donโt have a Japanese dictionary.
็งใฏๆๆฅๅญฆๆ กใซ่กใใชใใ
Iโm not going to school tomorrow.
Special Note
่กใ go and ใใ to exist are not listed as irregular verbs in most textbooks, but as their most used forms behave irregularly, we count them as such.