否定文(ひていぶん)

ひていぶん
noun
negative sentence
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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。
With a verb, a negative sentence 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).

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Related: 命令文(めいれいぶん) (imperative sentence)
Related: 否定形(ひていけい) (negative form)
Related: 全否定(ぜんひてい) (complete denial)
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