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〜ませんか

N5
masen ka

won't you ...?; would you like to ...? (polite invitation)

Formation

Verb-stem + ませんか

Chinese meanings

要不要……;一起……好吗

Chinese formation

动词ます形词干+ませんか

Chinese usage

礼貌而委婉地邀请对方做某事。

Chinese notes

比直接用ましょう更留有拒绝的余地。

Examples

  • いっしょに昼ひるご飯はんを食たべませんか。
    Would you like to have lunch together?
    一起吃午饭好吗?
  • 日にち曜よう日びにテニスをしませんか。
    Would you like to play tennis on Sunday?
    星期天一起打网球好吗?
  • 明日あした、公こう園えんを散さん歩ぽしませんか。
    How about a walk in the park tomorrow?
    明天去公园散步好吗?

Notes

Gentler than 〜ましょう because it leaves the listener room to decline. Accept with ええ、〜ましょう.

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('masen-ka');
{
  "id": "masen-ka",
  "pattern": "〜ませんか",
  "romaji": "masen ka",
  "level": "N5",
  "meaning": "won't you ...?; would you like to ...? (polite invitation)",
  "formation": "Verb-stem + ませんか",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "いっしょに昼ご飯を食べませんか。",
      "furigana": "いっしょに{昼|ひる}ご{飯|はん}を{食|た}べませんか。",
      "en": "Would you like to have lunch together?"
    },
    {
      "ja": "日曜日にテニスをしませんか。",
      "furigana": "{日曜日|にちようび}にテニスをしませんか。",
      "en": "Would you like to play tennis on Sunday?"
    },
    {
      "ja": "明日、公園を散歩しませんか。",
      "furigana": "{明日|あした}、{公園|こうえん}を{散歩|さんぽ}しませんか。",
      "en": "How about a walk in the park tomorrow?"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "invitation"
  ],
  "notes": "Gentler than 〜ましょう because it leaves the listener room to decline. Accept with ええ、〜ましょう.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "4a469d8d778e702560b6d9c2c015b7a6a49a32ff864f450f85b49bf752075830",
    "meanings": [
      "要不要……",
      "一起……好吗"
    ],
    "formation": "动词ます形词干+ませんか",
    "explanation": "礼貌而委婉地邀请对方做某事。",
    "notes": "比直接用ましょう更留有拒绝的余地。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "いっしょに昼ご飯を食べませんか。",
        "zh": "一起吃午饭好吗?"
      },
      {
        "ja": "日曜日にテニスをしませんか。",
        "zh": "星期天一起打网球好吗?"
      },
      {
        "ja": "明日、公園を散歩しませんか。",
        "zh": "明天去公园散步好吗?"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n5.json#masen-ka",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "a6597d3bc27d42a094e96b2586bd637d162e90a7931047fbf609676ab78ad53a"
  }
}