JLPT N5 · Adjective forms

Aくなかった

Forms the past negative of an i-adjective

Meaning

Forms the past negative of an i-adjective.

Formation

  1. い → くなかった: 寒い → 寒くなかった
  2. Polite: 寒くなかったです or 寒くありませんでした

When to use it

Core use
Forms the past negative of an i-adjective

Example

昨日きのう寒くさむくなかった

It was not cold yesterday.

Important notes

  • Word forms and particle choice depend on the pattern's role in the sentence.

Common mistakes

  • Do not reorder or reshape the highlighted parts to match English word order.

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