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〜ない: not; do/does not (plain negative)

N5 · 06 Plain forms and te-form

Makes a verb plain-negative: does not, will not.

Verb a-row stem + ない: 書かない, 食べない. する→しない, 来る→こない. Past 〜なかった, polite 〜ません. After the verb it behaves like an i-adjective: 食べなくて, 食べなければ. The separate adjective ない means "there is none".

Examples

I don't eat breakfast.

He hasn't come yet.

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