Meaning & usage
The negative ending ない turns a verb into its plain negative, meaning it does not or cannot happen, as in 落ちない and 来てくれない. It attaches to the stem of a verb or auxiliary, and being plain form it appears freely in casual speech and before particles like ように.
Example sentences 8
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赤ちゃんは泣かせたままにしてはいけないのでしょうか？
Is it wrong to leave my baby crying?
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入学試験に落ちないように、彼女は一生懸命に勉強した。
She studied hard in order not to fail the entrance exam.
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駄目だよ。君、背が高いんだから前衛に来てくれないと。
That's no good! You're tall so you've got to be in the forward defence.
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君を元気にさせるのに何と言っていいか分からないよ。
I don't know what to say to make you feel better.
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管理用画面に管理者しかアクセスできないようにしました。
I made it so only root could access the administrative screen.
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「人は見かけによらない」とはよく言ったものですね。
It's well said that "You can't judge people by their appearance", isn't it?
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ふふふ、ごめんあそばせ。気になさらないで下さいな！
Ha-ha-ha, pray forgive me. Please don't worry yourself about that!
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私はいまだに高く上げたバトンをうまくキャッチできない。
I am still clumsy catching batons thrown high up.