ない-form
- Form
- ない-form
- Level
- N5
- Used for
- Negative forms of verbs.
- Rule
Godan: change final u to a + nai. Ichidan: drop ru add nai. Irregular: suru->shinai, kuru->konai.
- Worked examples
kaku->kakanai, neru->nenai, suru->shinai
- Exceptions
aru -> nai
Godan: change final u to a + nai. Ichidan: drop ru add nai. Irregular: suru->shinai, kuru->konai.
kaku->kakanai, neru->nenai, suru->shinai
aru -> nai