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JLPT N5 Grammar

ない形

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N5 · Other · nai-form verb

the negative form

nai-form verb

The ない form is the plain negative verb form and the base for many negative patterns.

For godan verbs, change the final sound to the a-row and add ない, as in 行く→行かない.

朝ご飯を食べないで学校へ行きました。

I went to school without eating breakfast.

The negative of ある is ない, not あらない.

Start with representative forms: 行かない, 食べない, しない, 来ない.

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