Did not hear/ask (polite) in Japanese 🇯🇵

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did not hear/ask (polite)	ききませんでした

How to say “did not hear/ask (polite)” in Japanese? “ききませんでした”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “ききませんでした” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on did not hear/ask (polite) in Japanese like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– "ききませんでした" (kikimasen dea) can be broken down into two parts: "ききません" (kikimasen) which is the negative form of "to listen" or "to ask" and "でした" (dea) which indicates past tense. Think of it as "listened/asked (past) + not".

Explanations:
– "きく" (kiku) means "to listen" or "to ask".
– "ききません" (kikimasen) is the polite negative present form of "きく".
– "でした" (dea) is the past tense of "です" (desu), used to make polite past tense statements.
– Combined, "ききませんでした" (kikimasen dea) means "did not listen/ask" in a polite manner.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– 聞かなかった (kikanakatta) – This is the casual past negative form of "きく".
– 質問しませんでした (sumon shimasen dea) – "Did not ask" in a more direct translation, specifically referring to asking questions.

Conjugations:
– Present Affirmative: 聞きます (kikimasu) – "listen/ask"
– Present Negative: 聞きません (kikimasen) – "do not listen/ask"
– Past Affirmative: 聞きました (kikimaa) – "listened/asked"
– Past Negative: 聞きませんでした (kikimasen dea) – "did not listen/ask"
– Plain form: 聞く (kiku)
– Plain negative: 聞かない (kikanai)
– Future (essentially same as present but implied by context): 聞きます (kikimasu) – "will listen/ask", 聞きません (kikimasen) – "will not listen/ask"

Examples of sentences:
1. 昨日の会議では大切な情報を聞きませんでした。
(Kinō no kaigi de wa taisetsu na jōhō o kikimasen dea.)
– "I did not hear important information in yesterday's meeting."

2. 先生に質問を聞きませんでした。
(Sensei ni sumon o kikimasen dea.)
– "I did not ask the teacher a question."

3. 彼の話を聞きませんでした。
(Kare no hanashi o kikimasen dea.)
– "I did not listen to his story."

4. 新しいルールについて、管理者に聞きませんでした。
(Atarashii rūru ni tsuite, kanrisha ni kikimasen dea.)
– "I did not ask the manager about the new rules."

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