Negation Exercises For Japanese Grammar

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Negation in Japanese grammar is an important concept for language learners to master. It allows speakers to express negative statements, such as saying they don’t like something or that they aren’t going somewhere. The most common way to negate a sentence in Japanese is by changing the verb to its negative form, which often involves altering the ending of the word. In this exercise, you will practice negating sentences in Japanese by filling in the blanks with the correct negative forms of verbs, adjectives, and other grammatical elements.

Exercise 1: Negation with Verbs

1. 私は*é£Ÿć¹ćŖć„* (eat) åÆæåøć€‚
2. 彼は*č”Œć‹ćŖć„* (go) 図書館に。
3. 田中さんは*しない* (do) å®æé”Œć€‚
4. å­ć©ć‚‚ćŸć”ćÆ*éŠć°ćŖć„* (play) å…¬åœ’ć§ć€‚
5. 犬は*飛ばない* (fly) 怂
6. 彼儳は*ę³³ćŒćŖć„* (swim) ćƒ—ćƒ¼ćƒ«ć§ć€‚
7. あの人は*話さない* (speak) č‹±čŖžć‚’ć€‚
8. ćƒć‚¹ćÆ*止まらない* (stop) 恓恓恧怂
9. ć‚¹ćƒŸć‚¹ć•ć‚“ćÆ*č²·ć‚ćŖć„* (buy) ęœ¬ć‚’ć€‚
10. 彼らは*ä¼šć‚ćŖć„* (meet) ę˜Žę—„ć€‚
11. トムは*čžć‹ćŖć„* (listen) éŸ³ę„½ć‚’ć€‚
12. 彼は*čµ·ććŖć„* (wake up) ę—©ćć€‚
13. 彼儳は*送らない* (send) 手瓙を。
14. 鳄は*歩かない* (walk) 怂
15. 彼は*見ない* (watch) ę˜ ē”»ć‚’ć€‚

Exercise 2: Negation with Adjectives and Other Grammar Elements

1. ć“ć®éƒØå±‹ćÆ*åŗƒććŖć„* (not wide) 怂
2. ćć®ć‚±ćƒ¼ć‚­ćÆ*ē¾Žå‘³ć—ććŖć„* (not delicious) 怂
3. ć“ć®ć‚¢ćƒ‘ćƒ¼ćƒˆćÆ*ä¾æåˆ©ć˜ć‚ƒćŖć„* (not convenient) 怂
4. é›»č»ŠćÆ*é…ććŖć„* (not slow) 怂
5. ć‚ć®čŠ±ćÆ*ćć‚Œć„ć˜ć‚ƒćŖć„* (not pretty) 怂
6. ć“ć®ćƒćƒƒć‚°ćÆ*é«˜ććŖć„* (not expensive) 恧恙怂
7. ćć®ęœ¬ćÆ*é¢ē™½ććŖć„* (not interesting) 怂
8. ę˜ ē”»é¤ØćÆ*čæ‘ććŖć„* (not close/near) 怂
9. 彼の言うことは*ę­£ć—ććŖć„* (not correct) 恝恆恠怂
10. ć“ć®ć‚øćƒ„ćƒ¼ć‚¹ćÆ*å†·ćŸććŖć„* (not cold) 怂
11. この料理は*é›£ć—ććŖć„* (not difficult) ä½œć‚‹ć€‚
12. ćć®ćƒ‰ćƒ¬ć‚¹ćÆ*å¤ććŖć„* (not old) 怂
13. ć“ć®ēŠ¬ćÆ*å°ć•ććŖć„* (not small) 怂
14. あの建物は*ę–°ć—ććŖć„* (not new) 怂
15. この蔗は*é™ć‹ć˜ć‚ƒćŖć„* (not quiet) 怂

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