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〜ません

N5
masen

do not; will not (polite negative)

Formation

Verb-stem + ません

Chinese meanings

不做;不会做(礼貌体)

Chinese formation

动词ます形词干+ません

Chinese usage

礼貌地否定现在习惯或将来动作。

Chinese notes

相应的简体是否定的ない形。

Examples

  • 私わたしはお酒さけを飲のみません。
    I don't drink alcohol.
    我不喝酒。
  • 日にち曜よう日びは学がっ校こうへ行いきません。
    I don't go to school on Sundays.
    星期天我不去学校。
  • 今こん晩ばんはテレビを見みません。
    I won't watch TV tonight.
    今晚我不看电视。

Notes

The plain equivalent is the ない-form: 飲みません = 飲まない.

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('masen');
{
  "id": "masen",
  "pattern": "〜ません",
  "romaji": "masen",
  "level": "N5",
  "meaning": "do not; will not (polite negative)",
  "formation": "Verb-stem + ません",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "私はお酒を飲みません。",
      "furigana": "{私|わたし}はお{酒|さけ}を{飲|の}みません。",
      "en": "I don't drink alcohol."
    },
    {
      "ja": "日曜日は学校へ行きません。",
      "furigana": "{日曜日|にちようび}は{学校|がっこう}へ{行|い}きません。",
      "en": "I don't go to school on Sundays."
    },
    {
      "ja": "今晩はテレビを見ません。",
      "furigana": "{今晩|こんばん}はテレビを{見|み}ません。",
      "en": "I won't watch TV tonight."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "conjugation",
    "negation",
    "politeness"
  ],
  "notes": "The plain equivalent is the ない-form: 飲みません = 飲まない.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "97d82958c4ab745fdabcb9df43215ef92391f2345283b5be271c43d3f7c3ada3",
    "meanings": [
      "不做",
      "不会做(礼貌体)"
    ],
    "formation": "动词ます形词干+ません",
    "explanation": "礼貌地否定现在习惯或将来动作。",
    "notes": "相应的简体是否定的ない形。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "私はお酒を飲みません。",
        "zh": "我不喝酒。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "日曜日は学校へ行きません。",
        "zh": "星期天我不去学校。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "今晩はテレビを見ません。",
        "zh": "今晚我不看电视。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n5.json#masen",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "47465b89499bdd9cf4c6b94832a94d81ab1217b1ac789cd032d55dca71f47f0f"
  }
}