ๅ่ฉ + ใพใใ
Verb + masen
Verb (Negative Form)
๐ธ Polite Negative Verb Form ๐ธ
๐ฌ Dialogue
Ashita, gakkou e ikimasu ka.
Are you going to school tomorrow?
Iie, ashita wa ikimasen.
No, I won't go tomorrow.
Asagohan o tabemasu ka.
Do you eat breakfast?
Iie, tabemasen. Koohii o nomimasu.
No, I don't eat. I drink coffee.
Osake o nomimasu ka.
Do you drink alcohol?
Iie, osake wa nomimasen.
No, I don't drink alcohol.
๐ Vocabulary
5 wordsโญ Key Sentence
Verb [masu-stem] + masen
Do not / Will not [Verb]
- Pattern: ใใพใใ
- Meaning: Polite negative form of a verb.
Hon o yomimasen.
I do not read books.
Terebi o mimasen.
I do not watch TV.
๐ Explanation
To make a polite verb negative in Japanese, you change the ใใใพใใ ending to ใใใพใใใ.
This form is used for both the present tense (habits or general truths) and the future tense (intentions).
For example, tabemasu (eat) becomes tabemasen (do not eat).
Ikimasen
= 'Will not go / Do not go'
Nomimasen
= 'Will not drink / Do not drink'
๐ Quiz
How do you say 'I do not eat' politely?