ЯПОНСКИЙ / КУРС
| Grammar - Beginner - Part 4 |
| nai ない Adjective used as the negative of the verb aru/da, or for making the negative form of verb or adjective. It conjugates as an adjective. ta-form: nakatta (plain) / nakatta desu (polite) te-form: naide (after verb) / nakute (after adjective or after verb when expressing a cause for some emotion) 1. Used as negative of aru ここに置いてあったかばんがない。 Koko ni oite atta kaban ga nai. The bag I left sitting here is missing. 遊ぶ時間がなくて不満だ。 Asobu jikan ga nakute fuman da. I am discontented because I have no time to play. 2. Used as negative of da これは日本製の車ではない。 Kore wa nihonsei no kuruma dewa nai. This is not a Japanese-made car. (dewa must be used between ''adjectival'' noun and nai) 3. Used to make nai-form of verb (added to the stem of verb) 今パスポートを持っていない。 Ima pasupouto o motte inai. I don't have my passport now. もう電車に間に合わない。 Mou densha ni ma-ni-awanai. It's already too late to make the train. 4. Used in te-form ここでタバコは吸わないでほしい。 Koko de tabako wa suwaide hoshii. I want you not smoke here. (I don't want you to smoke here.) 努力しないで成功はしません。 Doryoku shinaide seikou wa shimasen. You won't succeed without making efforts. 彼はお礼も言わないで帰ってしまった。 Kare wa o-rei mo iwanaide kaette shimatta. He went home without expressing thanks. 彼女は来られなくて残念です。 Kanojo wa korarenakute zannen desu. It is a pity that she cannot come. 5. After ku-form of adjective このカメラは思ったほど高くはなかった。 Kono kamera wa omotta hodo takaku wa nakatta. This camera was not as expensive as I had expected. (wa or mo used between ku-form and nai adds emphasis) -> See also: aru, arimasen, desu, masu, zu ni, Verb Forms (2) |