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Verb Negatives - Ru

Verb Negatives - Ru

Negative meaning of the verb

In this lesson, youโ€™ll learn how to form the past tense (้ŽๅŽปๅฝข(ใ‹ใ“ใ‘ใ„)) 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 ใชใ„.

Dictionary Form

Negative

ๅ‡บ(ใง)ใ‚‹ go out

ๅ‡บ(ใง)ใชใ„ don't go out

้ฃŸ(ใŸ)ในใ‚‹ eat

้ฃŸ(ใŸ)ในใชใ„ don't eat

That's it. No exceptions!

็ง(ใ‚ใŸใ—)ใฏๆœ(ใ‚ใ•)ใ”้ฃฏ(ใฏใ‚“)ใ‚’้ฃŸ(ใŸ)ในใชใ„ใ€‚

I donโ€™t eat breakfast.

ๅฝผๅฅณ(ใ‹ใฎใ˜ใ‚‡)ใฏๅฝผ(ใ‹ใ‚Œ)ใฎ่จ€่‘‰(ใ“ใจใฐ)ใ‚’ไฟก(ใ—ใ‚“)ใ˜ใชใ„ใ€‚

She doesnโ€™t believe his words.

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