〜ません
N5masen
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
- 私はお酒を飲みません。I don't drink alcohol.我不喝酒。
- 日曜日は学校へ行きません。I don't go to school on Sundays.星期天我不去学校。
- 今晩はテレビを見ません。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.
#conjugation#negation#politeness
Related N5 grammar
Use this entry in code
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"
}
}