Do not say/tell (polite) in Japanese 🇯🇵

いいません info.

Tips to Remember the Japanese Word 'いいません':
– Break it down: "い" (i) which is part of the verb to say, and "ません" (masen) which is the negative polite form.
– Think of "i" as "say" and "masen" as "won't," so "いいません" literally means "won't say."

Explanations:
– "いいません" is the negative polite form of the verb "言う" (いう, iu) which means "to say."
– Adding "ません" to the stem of a verb is a common way to make it negative in a polite form.

Other Words that Mean the Same Thing:
– 言わない (いわない, iwanai): This is the informal negative form.
– 言いませんでした (いいませんでした, iimashendea): This is the past negative polite form.

Infinitive and Different Conjugations:
– The dictionary form (infinitive): 言う (いう, iu) – to say
– Present polite negative: 言いません (いいません, iimasen) – do not say
– Past polite negative: 言いませんでした (いいませんでした, iimashendea) – did not say
– Future (contextual, usually same as present): 言わないでしょう (いわないでしょう, iwanai deshou) – will not say (informal)

Examples of Sentences that Use 'いいません':
1. 彼は何も言いませんでした。
– Kare wa nani mo iimashendea.
– He didn't say anything.

2. 明日、そのことについては言いません。
– Aa, sono koto ni tsuite wa iimasen.
– I will not say (anything) about that tomorrow.

3. 先生にありがとうと言いませんでした。
– Sensei ni arigatou to iimashendea.
– I didn't say thank you to the teacher.

Romanized Characters:
– iimasen
– iimashendea
– iwanai
– Aa, sono koto ni tsuite wa iimasen.
– Kare wa nani mo iimashendea.
– Sensei ni arigatou to iimashendea.

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