Don’t want to go in Japanese 🇯🇵

いきたくない info.

Tips to Remember the Japanese Word:

1. Association:
– Associate "いき" (iki) with "going" as it stems from the verb "行く" (iku), meaning "to go".
– "たくない" (takunai) is a common negative form indicating "don’t want to", applicable to many verbs, making it memorable.

2. Breakdown:
– "いきたくない" is made up of "行く" (iku) + "たくない" (takunai). Recognize "たくない" as a negative desire.

3. Visual Cue:
– Imagine a place you don’t want to go, reinforcing the concept of "not wanting to go".

Explanations:

– "いきたくない" is the negative form of "いきたい" (ikitai), meaning "want to go". The "たくない" part is used to express a negative desire or want, commonly applied in everyday conversation to express disinterest or reluctance.

Other Words That Mean the Same Thing:

– 行かない (ikanai): Directly translates to "not going".
– 行きたくありません (ikitaku arimasen): A more formal way to say "don’t want to go".

Conjugations of いきたくない:

– Plain Form (Present / Negative): いきたくない (ikitakunai) – "don’t want to go".
– Past Form (Negative): いきたくなかった (ikitakunakatta) – "didn’t want to go".
– Present Form (Affirmative): いきたい (ikitai) – "want to go".
– Conditional: いきたくなければ (ikitakunakereba) – "if don’t want to go".

Examples of Sentences:

1. 今日はとても疲れているので、パーティーにいきたくない。
– Kyou wa totemo treteiru node, paatii ni ikitakunai.
– I am very tired today, so I don’t want to go to the party.

2. 雨が降っているから、外にいきたくない。
– Ame ga futte iru kara, soto ni ikitakunai.
– Because it’s raining, I don’t want to go outside.

3. 明日のイベントにはいきたくなかったけど、友達に頼まれたからいきます。
– Aa no ibento ni wa ikitakunakatta kedo, tomodachi ni tanomareta kara ikimasu.
– I didn’t want to go to tomorrow’s event, but I’ll go because a friend asked me.

4. 彼女はその映画を見にいきたくないと言っている。
– Kanojo wa sono eiga o mi ni ikitakunai to itteiru.
– She says she doesn’t want to go see that movie.

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