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This lesson covers the "nai-form". With this conjugation, you will be able to negate verbs.

Notes:
Regular I
まちます　ー＞　またない / to wait → to not wait
とります　ー＞　とらない / to take → to not take
およぎます　ー＞　およがない / to swim → to not swim
あいます　ー＞　あわない / to meet → to not meet (special case)
かえります　ー＞　かえらない / to return → to not return
あそびます　ー＞　あそばない / to play → to not play
のみます　ー＞　のまない / to drink → to not drink
かいます　ー＞　かわない / to buy → to not buy (special case)
かきます　ー＞　かかない / to write → to not write

Regular II
たべます　ー＞　たべない / to eat → to not eat
みます　ー＞　みない / to see → to not see
あけます　ー＞　あけない / to open → to not open
あげます　ー＞　あげない / to give → to not give
とどけます　ー＞　とどけない / to deliver → to not deliver
しめます　ー＞　しめない / to close → to not close

Irregular Verbs
します　ー＞　しない / to do → to not do
きます　ー＞　こない / to come → to not come

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1. Introduction to Japanese
2. Counting Numbers 1 - 100
3. Days of the Week and Days of the Month
4. Going to a Destination
5. 4 Verbs (Nomimasu, Tabemasu, Mimasu, Kikimasu)
6. To do (verb)
7. To Give & To Receive
8. Family Members
9. Telling Time
10. Particles
11. Interrogatives and Counters
12. Interrogatives
13. Locations
14. To like, To understand, To be good at
15. Adjectives
16. Invitations
17. Te-form conjugation
18. Te-form: Sentence Connection
19. Te-form: Te Kudasai
20. Te-form: Te mo ii desu ka
21. Te-Imasu
22. Nai-Form
23. Nai-de Kudasai
24. Nakereba Narimasen

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