ๅ่ฉ + ใพใใใงใใ
Verb + masen deshita
Did not (verb).
๐ธ Polite Past Negative Form ๐ธ
๐ฌ Dialogue
Kinou, benkyou shimashita ka.
Did you study yesterday?
Iie, benkyou shimasen deshita.
No, I did not study.
Asagohan o tabemashita ka.
Did you eat breakfast?
Iie, tabemasen deshita.
No, I did not eat.
Terebi o mimashita ka.
Did you watch TV?
Iie, mimasen deshita. Isogashikatta desu.
No, I didn't watch it. I was busy.
๐ Vocabulary
5 wordsโญ Key Sentence
Verb [masu-stem] + masen deshita
Did not (verb).
- Pattern: ใใพใใใงใใ
- Meaning: Polite past negative form.
Tabemasen deshita.
I did not eat.
Ikimasen deshita.
I did not go.
๐ Explanation
To express that an action did not happen in the past politely, we use the ending ใพใใใงใใ (masen deshita).
This is the past tense version of the negative ใใพใใ. To form it, simply take the masu-stem of a verb and attach this ending.
For example, ใ้ฃในใพใใ (eat) becomes ใ้ฃในใพใใใงใใใ (did not eat).
Kinou wa kaimono ni ikimasen deshita.
= 'I did not go shopping yesterday.'
๐ Quiz
How do you say 'I did not watch (it)' politely?