否定文(ひていぶん)

ひていぶん
noun
negative sentence
1. negative sentence (grammar)
A grammatical term for a sentence that expresses negation — in Japanese, typically marked by ない, ません, or じゃない. The opposite of 肯定文(こうていぶん) (affirmative sentence).
「食(た)べない」は否定文(ひていぶん)だ。
'Tabenai' is a negative sentence.
否定文(ひていぶん)を作(つく)る練習(れんしゅう)をしましょう。
Let's practice making negative sentences.
動詞(どうし)の否定文(ひていぶん)は、語尾(ごび)を「ない」に変(か)えて作(つく)る。
A verb's negative form is made by changing the ending to 'nai'.

A standard grammar term used in language learning and linguistics. Made up of 否定(ひてい) (negation) + 文(ぶん) (sentence).

RELATED GRAMMAR TERMS:

  • 肯定文(こうていぶん): affirmative sentence (antonym)
  • 疑問文(ぎもんぶん): interrogative sentence
  • 命令文(めいれいぶん): imperative sentence
  • 否定形(ひていけい): negative form (of a verb or adjective)
  • 全否定(ぜんひてい): complete denial; total negation
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