verb group<\/a>.
– For group 2 verbs (basically, verbs ending in “-ru”), the negative form is made by dropping \u300c\u307e\u3059\u300d (“masu”) from the polite form of the verb, and adding \u300c\u306a\u3044\u300d (“nai”), or \u300c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u300d (“masen”) for polite negatives. For example:
Dictionary form -> Polite form -> Negative form
\u98df\u3079\u308b (taberu, to eat) -> \u98df\u3079\u307e\u3059 -> \u98df\u3079\u306a\u3044\u3000\/\u3000\u98df\u3079\u307e\u305b\u3093
\u898b\u308b (miru, to see) > \u898b\u307e\u3059 -> \u898b\u306a\u3044\u3000\/\u3000\u898b\u307e\u305b\u3093<\/p>\n – For group 1 verbs (verbs not ending in “-ru”, and a few “-ru” verbs too), drop \u307e\u3059
from the polite form, change the last vowel sound to “a”, and then add \u306a\u3044. For polite form, just drop the \u307e\u3059 and add \u307e\u305b\u3093, as with group 2 verbs. For example:
\u6cf3\u3050 (oyogu, to swim) -> \u6cf3\u304e\u307e\u3059 -> \u6cf3\u304c\u306a\u3044\u3000\/\u3000\u6cf3\u304e\u307e\u305b\u3093
\u8aad\u3080 (yomu, to read) -> \u8aad\u307f\u307e\u3059 -> \u8aad\u307e\u306a\u3044\u3000\/\u3000\u8aad\u307f\u307e\u305b\u3093
\u904a\u3076 (asobu, to play) -> \u904a\u3073\u307e\u3059 -> \u904a\u3070\u306a\u3044\u3000\/\u3000\u904a\u3073\u307e\u305b\u3093<\/p>\n
So, the above is a quick explanation of the standard Japanese negative form. Changing this to the Hakata-ben negative form is easy! Just drop the \u306a\u3044, and add \u300c\u3093\u300d in its place!
So, some examples:
\u98df\u3079\u306a\u3044\u3000-> \u98df\u3079\u3093
\u6cf3\u304c\u306a\u3044\u3000-> \u6cf3\u304c\u3093
\u8aad\u307e\u306a\u3044\u3000-> \u8aad\u307e\u3093
\u904a\u3070\u306a\u3044\u3000-> \u904a\u3070\u3093<\/p>\n
Notice that \u898b\u306a\u3044 is not included in the above list. This is because the shortened version of it would be just \u898b\u3093 (min), which is so short that it’s hard to recognize as a verb! For this reason, most people would say \u898b\u306a\u3044 instead, even in Fukuoka.<\/p>\n
Finally, as we said, this special negative form is not only used in Fukuoka. It’s also quite common in older men around Japan. However, when combined with some of the other Hakata-ben we’ve taught in previous chapters, this will definitely make you sound like a native Fukuokan!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
| Today’s feature of Hakata-ben is not unique to Fukuoka, but is still recognized as one of the characteristics of Hakata-ben. It is the method of saying the negative verb – “to not do something”. In standard Japanese, the negative form of verbs is made in one of two ways, depending on the verb group….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":82,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n
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