Grammar

る・動詞・ません形

Reading: る・どうし・ませんけい

Meanings: ru-verbs (negative polite)

Explanation

introduction

explanation

To make a **polite** negative sentence with `ru-verbs`, you drop the final *る* and add *ません*. This is the *ません* form.

explanation

Use this form in **polite** or **formal** situations — with strangers, at work, or in any setting where you would use *ます* for affirmative sentences.

structure

私わたしは毎日まいにちパンを食たべません。
watashi wa mainichi pan o tabemasen.
I don't eat bread every day.
彼かれはテレビを見みません。
kare wa terebi o mimasen.
He doesn't watch TV.
私わたしは早はやく寝ねません。
watashi wa hayaku nemasen.
I don't sleep early.