Japanese Minna no Nihongo Answer Sheet Chapter 17 Additional Section Part 3 Page 144
An article written to answer the problem given in in Minna no Nihongo 1 book in Chapter 17 at Additional Section on Part 3 in page 144. This article is written by answering the problem through converting the verb in -masu form into a -nai form. The pattern which has a continuous form (renyoukei) followed by -masu suffix changed into an imperfective form (mizenkei) followed by -nai suffix. Below is the pattern and also example given to describe it clearly :
| Kanji | 動詞「連用形」 | ＋ | ます | => | 動詞「未然形」 | ない |
| Hiragana | どうし「れんようけい」 | ＋ | ます | => | どうし「みぜんけい」 | ない |
| Romaji | doushi 「renyoukei」 | ＋ | -masu | => | doushi 「mizenkei」 | -nai |
| Meaning | verb「continuative form」 | ＋ | -masu suffix | => | verb 「imperfective form」 | -nai suffix |
The above pattern has a main purpose to change the polite or informal -masu form of a verb into a plain negative form of a verb. Below is the example :
| Kanji | 戦い | ＋ | ます | => | 戦わ | ない |
| Hiragana | たたかい | ＋ | ます | => | たたかわ | ない |
| Romaji | tatakai | ＋ | -masu | => | tatakawa | -nai |
| Meaning | to fight | ＋ | -masu suffix | => | to fight | -nai suffix |
Based on the above pattern and example, the following are answers given to answer the question exist in Minna no Nihongo 1 book Chapter 17 in Additional Section on Part 3 located in page 144 :
| No. | Atribute | Problem | Answer |
| 1. | Kanji | 行きます | 行かない |
| Hiragana | いきます | いかない | |
| Romaji | ikimasu | ikanai | |
| Meaning | to go | not to go | |
| 2. | Kanji | 脱ぎます | 脱がない |
| Hiragana | ぬぎます | ぬがない | |
| Romaji | nugimasu | nuganai | |
| Meaning | to take off (clothes, shoes) | to not take off (clothes, shoes) | |
| 3. | Kanji | 返します | 返さない |
| Hiragana | かえします | かえさない | |
| Romaji | kaeshimasu | kaesanai | |
| Meaning | to return | to not return | |
| 4. | Kanji | 持ちます | 持たない |
| Hiragana | もちます | もたない | |
| Romaji | mochimasu | motanai | |
| Meaning | to have, to possess | to not have, to not possess | |
| 5. | Kanji | 呼びます | 呼ばない |
| Hiragana | よびます | よばない | |
| Romaji | yobimasu | yobanai | |
| Meaning | to call | to not call | |
| 6. | Kanji | 入ります | 入らない |
| Hiragana | はいります | はいらない | |
| Romaji | hairimasu | hairanai | |
| Meaning | to enter | to not enter | |
| 7. | Kanji | 払います | 払わない |
| Hiragana | はらいます | はらわない | |
| Romaji | haraimasu | harawanai | |
| Meaning | to pay (money, bill) | to not pay (money, bill) | |
| 8. | Kanji | 忘れます | 忘れない |
| Hiragana | わすれます | わすれない | |
| Romaji | wasuremasu | wasurenai | |
| Meaning | to forget | to not forget | |
| 9. | Kanji | 覚えます | 覚えない |
| Hiragana | おぼえます | おぼえない | |
| Romaji | oboemasu | oboenai | |
| Meaning | to remember | to not remember | |
| 10. | Kanji | （６時）起きます | （６時）起きない |
| Hiragana | （６じ）おきます | （６じ）おきない | |
| Romaji | （6ji）okimasu | （6ji）okinai | |
| Meaning | to wake at (6 o’clock) | to not wake at (6 o’clock) | |
| 11. | Kanji | 借ります | 借りない |
| Hiragana | かります | かりない | |
| Romaji | karimasu | karinai | |
| Meaning | to lend | to not lend | |
| 12. | Kanji | 見ます | 見ない |
| Hiragana | みます | みない | |
| Romaji | mimasu | minai | |
| Meaning | to see | to not see | |
| 13. | Kanji | します | しない |
| Hiragana | します | しない | |
| Romaji | shimasu | shinai | |
| Meaning | to do | to not do | |
| 14. | Kanji | 心配します | 心配しない |
| Hiragana | しんぱいします | しんぱいしない | |
| Romaji | shinpai shimasu | shinpai shinai | |
| Meaning | to worry | to not worry | |
| 15. | Kanji | （日本へ）来ます | （にほんへ）きます |
| Hiragana | （にほんへ）きます | （にほんへ）きます | |
| Romaji | (Nihon e) kimasu | (Nihon e) konai | |
| Meaning | to come to Japan | to not come to Japan |
To see the complete question, see in Minna no Nihongo 1 book Chapter 17 in Additional Section on Part 3 located in page 144.
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