～なかった

not, past, negative, verbs

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Structure

[verb ない → なかった]

[v5] ない → なかった
[v1] ない → なかった
[する → しない] → しなかった
[来る → こない] → こなかった
[ある → ない] → なかった

Description

The ～なかった form is the plain past negative form of verbs in Japanese. It is used in casual speech or writing to describe actions that did not occur in the past.

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I didn’t eat anything yesterday.

Examples

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I didn’t go to school yesterday.

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I didn’t eat breakfast.

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I didn’t talk with a friend.

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I didn’t do my homework.

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I didn’t play at the park.

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I didn’t listen to music.

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I didn’t watch that movie.

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I didn’t write a letter.

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I didn’t walk much yesterday.

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I didn’t study Japanese.

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I didn’t meet him at the station.

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I didn’t read the whole book.

References

Verb Negative Past Nakatta FormTofugu

ないほうがいい

なくちゃ / なきゃ