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い-Adjective: Negative Polite Form

JLPT N5

Explanation

Change an い-adjective into a polite negative form with ~くないです (or ~くありません).

Formation

Detailed explanation

To make an い-adjective negative and polite, remove the final い and add くないです. An alternative more formal style is くありません. For example, 美味しい → 美味しくないです / 美味しくありません。

Examples

Kono piza wa oishiku nai desu.

This pizza is not delicious.

Kono heya wa hiroku nai desu.

This room is not spacious.

Kare no iken wa omoshiroku nai desu.

His opinion is not interesting.

Sono eiga wa tanoshiku arimasen.

That movie is not enjoyable.

Practice

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