How to Conjugate Negative Verb In Japanese

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How to Use

This grammar is important to you for making negative sentence. As usually in each language, sometimes we need to make negative sentence. 

How to Conjugate

I divided it into 2 parts, first is ます形 and second is dictionary form.

ます形

ます形 is the polite form how to express negative sentence in Japanese. You can use this to someone who you don't know, new people, or your teacher, your boss that indicate the grade is higher than you.

    1. First, remember  about ます形 form.

はしります = to run

のみます = to drink

かきます= to write

みます = to see, to watch, to look

あるきます = to walk

きます = to come

たべます = to eat

etc

    2. Change す to せん or ますto ません (It's depends on you)

はしりません = do not run

のみません = do not drink

かきません = do not write

みません = do not see, do not watch, do not look

あるきません = do not walk

きません = do not come

たべません = do not eat

Literally it means "not" like as "not drink" etc, but I think it is strange to translate roughly, so I make it naturally.

 

る形

Next is how to conjugate る形. る形 is the impolite form how to express negative sentence in Japanese. You can use this to your friend, your college or someone who the grade is lower than you. Ok, I will give you how to conjugate る形. I divided into three parts, that is first verb, second verb, and third verb.

First Verb

1. Remember the last hiragana! 

いう = to speak

まつ = to wait

かく = to write, to draw

およぐ = to swim

はなす = to speak

あそぶ = to play 

よむ = to read

2. Change the last hiragana!

いう = change う to  わない = いわない = do not tell, do not speak, do not say

はしる = change る to  はしらない = do not run.

まつ = change つ to たない  = またない = do not wait

かく = change く to かない = かかない = do not write

およぐ = change ぐ to がない = およがない = do not swim

はなす = change す to さない = はなさない = do not speak

あそぶ = change ぶ to ばない = あそばない = do not play

よむ = change む to まない = よまない = do not read

Remember the key of change is the last hiragana, the you must change the vocal into "a", you can see again, then add ない except う.

Second Verb 

Its usually simple, you drop or erase る then add ない.

たべる = たべない

しらべる = しらべ ない

*みる = み ない

*おきる = おきない

*きる = きない 

*しんじる = しんじない 

Third Verb

There are する and くる in third verb, so you must remember it.

する = しない = do not do

くる = こない = do not come 

べんきょうする = べんきょうしない = do not study

りょこうする = りょこうしない = do not travel

Remember change する into しない

Okay everyone, that is the explain how to conjugate negative verb in Japanese. I think you should to learn more about verb in Japanese and then change it into the negative verb. You can share the verbs that have been worked on in the comments column. If this article have mistakes, I apologize profusely and please comment it to repair it. See you at next article, bye-bye.