Phase 2 · new grammar · Day 58 of 100 · ~16 min

plain negative ない

Casual “not.” Where polite uses ません, friends use ない: 食べない (don’t eat), 行かない (don’t go), and past-negative なかった (didn’t). This is the negative you’ll hear constantly in anime and everyday speech.

Today's words
to steal
regrettable; unfortunate
how; in what way
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease
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See it in real sentences
He can be trusted.
Your age is beginning to tell.
I can't think otherwise.
I'm too tired to walk.
I cannot afford to buy it.
Something may have happened to him.

Practice

Spaced review — recall from earlier days (tap to flip)
enough
(じゅう)(ふん)
1d ago
to erase
()
1d ago
failure
失敗(しっぱい)
3d ago
guest
(きゃく)
3d ago
to come together
()
7d ago
older brother
(あに)
7d ago
Recall
Which word means “how”?
Which word means “to steal”?
Which word means “illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold)”?
Which word means “regrettable”?
Listen and choose
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
Your turn — say it, then check
Say: “He can be trusted.”
(かれ)なら間違(まちが)いない。
Say: “Your age is beginning to tell.”
(とし)には()てない。
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