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Learning the Japanese Negation displayed below is vital to the language. Japanese negation is the process that turns an affirmative statement (I am happy) into its opposite denial (I am not happy). Here are some examples:
| English Negation | Japanese Negation |
|---|---|
| Negation | hitei - 否定 |
| he is not here | kare wa koko ni i mase n - 彼はここにいません |
| that is not my book | sore wa watashi no hon de wa ari mase n - それは私の本ではありません |
| do not enter | hairai nai de kudasai - 入らないでください |
Notice the structure of the Negation in Japanese.
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in Japanese placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Japanese vocabulary.
| English Negation | Japanese Negation |
|---|---|
| I don't speak | watashi wa hanashi mase n - 私は話しません |
| I don't write | watashi wa kaki mase n - 私は書きません |
| I don't drive | watashi wa unten shi mase n - 私は運転しません |
| I don't love | watashi wa aisi mase n - 私は愛しません |
| I don't give | watashi wa agemase n - 私はあげません |
| I don't smile | watashi wa warai mase n - 私は笑いません |
| I don't take | watashi wa tori mase n - 私は取りません |
| he doesn't speak | kare wa hanashi mase n - 彼は話しません |
| he doesn't write | kare wa kaki mase n - 彼は書きません |
| he doesn't drive | kare wa unten shi mase n - 彼は運転しません |
| he doesn't love | kare wa aishi mase n - 彼は愛しません |
| he doesn't give | kare wa age mase n - 彼はあげません |
| he doesn't smile | kare wa warai mase n - 彼は笑いません |
| he doesn't take | kare wa tori mase n - 彼は取りません |
| we don't speak | watashi tachi wa hanashi mase n - 私たちは話しません |
| we don't write | watashi tachi wa kaki mase n - 私たちは書きません |
| we don't drive | watashi tachi wa unten shi mase n - 私たちは運転しません |
| we don't love | watashi tachi wa aishi mase n - 私たちは愛しません |
| we don't give | watashi tachi wa age mase n - 私たちはあげません |
| we don't smile | watashi tachi wa warai mase n - 私たちは笑いません |
| we don't take | watashi tachi wa tori mase n - 私たちは取りません |
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