Did not do so/that way in Japanese 🇯🇵

そうしなかった info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– Break it down into smaller components: 「そう」 (sou) meaning "so" or "that way", and 「しなかった」 (shinakatta), which is the past negative form of the verb 「する」 (suru), meaning "to do".
– Visualize a scenario where you had the option to do something a certain way, but you chose not to. Associate this visualization with the phrase "I did not do so/that way."

Explanations:
– 「そうしなかった」 (sō shinakatta) literally translates to "did not do so" or "did not do it that way".
– This is the past negative form, indicating that the action was not performed in the past.

Other words that mean the same thing:
1. そうしませんでした (sō shimasen dea) – More formal way of saying "did not do so."
2. そうしなかったんです (sō shinakatta n desu) – Adds emphasis or explanation to "did not do so."

Conjugations of 「する」 (suru) in the context of 「そうする」 (sō suru), meaning "to do so":
– Present Tense (Affirmative): そうする (sō suru) – "Will do so."
– Present Tense (Negative): そうしない (sō shinai) – "Will not do so."
– Past Tense (Affirmative): そうした (sō a) – "Did so."
– Past Tense (Negative): そうしなかった (sō shinakatta) – "Did not do so."
– Future Tense (Not distinguished separately in Japanese; use context): そうする (sō suru) – "Will do so."
– Future Tense (Negative, not distinguished separately; use context): そうしない (sō shinai) – "Will not do so."

Examples of sentences that use 「そうしなかった」:
1. 彼は約束を守ると言ったが、そうしなかった。
(Kare wa yakusoku o mamoru to itta ga, sō shinakatta.)
"He said he would keep his promise, but he did not do so."

2. あの時にもっと勉強すべきだと思ったが、そうしなかった。
(Ano toki ni motto benkyō subeki da to omotta ga, sō shinakatta.)
"At that time, I thought I should study more, but I did not do so."

3. 友達に手伝うと言ったが、結果的にそうしなかった。
(Tomodachi ni tetsudau to itta ga, kekkateki ni sō shinakatta.)
"I told my friend I would help, but in the end, I did not do so."

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