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Say what you will not do

Build plain negatives and recognise a negative instruction.

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買う becomes 買わない, while ある becomes ない. A negative sentence changes the plan even if it mentions a familiar action.

今日（きょう）は魚（さかな）を買（か）わない。

I will not buy fish today.

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1. 書く → plain negative

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書かない

Godan く changes to か.

2. 買う → plain negative

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買わない

Final う changes to わ before ない.

3. 食べる → plain negative

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食べない

Ichidan drops final る.

4. ある → plain negative

ない

あらない

ありない

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ない

The negative of ある is the exception ない.

5. 来る → plain negative, kana only

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こない

The reading changes to こ in 来ない.

6. 帰る → plain negative

帰らない

帰ない

帰りない

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帰らない

帰る is godan; use ら.

7. する → plain negative

しない

すらない

するない

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しない

する has the irregular form しない.

8. 待つ → plain negative

待たない

待つない

待ちない

Answer and explanation

待たない

つ changes to た, not ち.

9. 駅で新聞を買います。

business opening hours

buy

forest

convenient

Answer and explanation

buy

買う (かう): buy. I buy a newspaper at the station.

10. 魚を焼きます。

fish

guidance; information

word; language

black (noun)

Answer and explanation

fish

魚 (さかな): fish. I grill fish.

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