Meaning
Forms the past negative of an i-adjective.
Formation
- い → くなかった: 寒い → 寒くなかった
- 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
昨日は寒くなかった
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.