How to make なForm
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Irregular verb
- する → しな
- くる → こな
Ichidan verb (Group 2, Weak Verb)
Cut off る then add な.
Example
- たべる → たべな
- ねる → ねな
- おきる → おきな
- みる → みな
Godan verb (Group 1, Strong Verb)
Change the last symbol from ‘u’ sound to ‘a’ sound.
Then, add な at the end.
Example
- いく → いかな
- のむ → のまな
- すわる → すわらな
- まつ → またな
How to make ないForm
ないForm can be made by adding い to なForm. ないForm is also called Plain Present Negative Form. Refer to the page below for more details.
Exercise
Task: Answer なForm of the verbs below.
- みる
- たべる
- よむ
- する
- きく
- みな
- たべな
- よまな
- しな
- きかな