ない-form: saying "don't" and "have to"
In the level check you didn't recognise ～なきゃ, and and were new. All of them hang on the ない-form. Learn it and you can say "don't", "I didn't", "you don't have to" and "I've got to". Tap to hear any line. The bar at the bottom plays a hands-free drill for walking.
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25 everyday verbs
Each verb shows its dictionary form, its ない-form and a sentence you'd hear at home, at the station or from the school. Six of them are from Lesson 1.
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How to make the ない-form
For u-verbs, the last sound moves from the u-row to the a-row, then add ない. For る-verbs, just swap る for ない.
| Ends in | Becomes | Example |
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- Past is easy. Swap ない for なかった: .
- う becomes わ, not あ. .
- Two odd ones. changes its reading: . And ある (there is) becomes just ない, not あらない.
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Four patterns to use today
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Say it in Japanese
Say each one out loud before you reveal the answer. Getting close counts.