Not speak (polite) in Japanese 🇯🇵

はなしません info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– "はなしません" (hanashimasen) can be broken down into "はなす" (hanasu) meaning "to speak," and the negative suffix "ません" (masen) indicating politeness.
– Think of "hana" (sounds like "hanukkah") and "shi" (sounds like "she"), and remember "masen" as a polite way to say "not."

Explanations:
– はなしません (hanashimasen): This is the negative present tense form of the verb "はなす" (hanasu) meaning "to speak." It is used to politely say "do not speak" or "will not speak."

Other words that mean the same thing:
– いわない (iwanai): More casual negative form.
– しゃべりません (shaberimasen): Politer form of "do not chat" or "do not speak."

Different conjugations (infinitive included):

– Infinitive:
– はなす (hanasu): to speak, to talk

– Negative Present (polite):
– はなしません (hanashimasen): do not speak

– Past Tense (polite):
– はなしませんでした (hanashimasen dea): did not speak

– Plain Negative:
– はなさない (hanasanai): do not speak (plain/casual form)

– Plain Past Negative:
– はなさなかった (hanasanakatta): did not speak (plain/casual form)

Examples of sentences:

– Present Negative Polite:
– 日本語をはなしません。 (Nihongo o hanashimasen.) – I do not speak Japanese.

– Past Negative Polite:
– 昨日はだれともはなしませんでした。 (Kinō wa dare to mo hanashimasendea.) – I did not speak to anyone yesterday.

– Present Negative Plain:
– 英語をはなさない。 (Eigo o hanasanai.) – I don't speak English.

– Past Negative Plain:
– 昨日は先生とはなさなかった。 (Kinō wa sensei to hanasanakatta.) – I did not speak to the teacher yesterday.

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