Meaning
Forms the plain past negative verb form.
Formation
- Take the ない form and swap い for かった: 行かない → 行かなかった
- Group 2: 食べなかった; group 3: しなかった, 来なかった
When to use it
- Core use
- Forms the plain past negative verb form
Example
昨日テレビを見なかった
I did not watch television 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.