Japanese - Grammar Reference
Verb Negatives - Ru
Verb Negatives - Ru
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. Forming the negative of ru-verbs is a piece of cake compared to u-verbs.
To form the negative, simply remove the ใ and add ใชใ.
Dictionary Form | Negative |
|---|---|
ๅบใ go out | ๅบใชใ don't go out |
้ฃในใ eat | ้ฃในใชใ don't eat |
That's it. No exceptions!
็งใฏๆใ้ฃฏใ้ฃในใชใใ
I donโt eat breakfast.
ๅฝผๅฅณใฏๅฝผใฎ่จ่ใไฟกใใชใใ
She doesnโt believe his words.