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Futsuukei (Hitei)
Plain Form (Negative)
๐ธ Casual Negation for Verbs, Adjectives, and Nouns ๐ธ
๐ฌ Dialogue
Ashita, paatii ni iku?
Are you going to the party tomorrow?
Uun, ikanai. Isogashii kara.
No, I'm not going. Because I'm busy.
Ets, sono shigoto, taihen janai?
Eh, isn't that work tough?
Uun, sonna ni taihen janai yo.
Hmm, it's not that tough.
Onaka suite nai? Nanika taberu?
Aren't you hungry? Want to eat something?
Ima wa amari tabetaku nai na.
I don't really want to eat right now.
๐ Vocabulary
5 wordsโญ Key Sentence
Futsuukei (Hitei)
Plain Negative Form.
- Pattern: Plain Negative
- Meaning: Don't / Isn't (Casual)
Kyou wa hon o yomanai.
I won't read a book today.
Kyou wa samukunai.
It's not cold today.
๐ Explanation
The plain negative form (also known as the Nai-form) is used in casual conversation with friends and family.
For Verbs, Group 1 verbs change the final 'u' sound to 'a' + nai. Group 2 verbs replace 'ru' with 'nai'.
For I-Adjectives, replace the final 'i' with 'kunai'. For Na-Adjectives and Nouns, add 'janai'.
Iku -> Ikanai
= 'Go -> Not go'
Atsui -> Atsukunai
= 'Hot -> Not hot'
๐ Quiz
Which is the correct plain negative form of 'taberu' (to eat)?