How to change dictionary form verbs to nai form

The “ない形” is one conjugated form of the Japanese verb, used to express the negative form. In Japanese, the use of the “ない形” of a verb expresses the absence of something or the absence of something.
Need to be careful because of the many errors that occur in the form, such as “書きない” and “話しない”.

1. Ichidan verbs

Change “-ます” to “-ない” in the masu-form.

[masu form]	[nai form]
食べます tabemasu	食べない tabenai
見ます mimasu	見ない minai

2. Godan verbs

Change the front of “ます” from -i to a.

[masu form]	[nai form]
書きます kakimasu	書かない kakanai
立ちます tachi(ti)masu	立たない tatanai
行きます ikimasu	行かない ikanai

3. Irregular verbs

There are several irregular verbs, but there is no problem if you learn them each time.

In this article, we will only introduce those that occur frequently.

[masu form]	[nai form]
来ます kimasu	来ない konai
します shimasu	しない shinai