hikiimasen
Meaning and examples
lead — polite negative
休みの日はあまり率いません。
やすみ の ひ は あまり ひきいません。
yasumi no hi wa amari hikiimasen.
I do not lead much on days off.
💡 Form of 率いる (to lead).
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hikiimasen
lead — polite negative
休みの日はあまり率いません。
やすみ の ひ は あまり ひきいません。
yasumi no hi wa amari hikiimasen.
I do not lead much on days off.
💡 Form of 率いる (to lead).
shiimasen
compel — polite negative
今週は忙しくて強いません。
こんしゅう は いそがしくて しいません。
konshuu wa isogashikute shiimasen.
I am busy this week, so I will not compel.
💡 Form of 強いる (to compel).
sokonaimasen
harm — polite negative
私はふだん損ないません。
わたし は ふだん そこないません。
watashi wa fudan sokonaimasen.
I usually do not harm.
💡 Form of 損なう (to harm / impair).
makanaimasen
cover (costs) — polite negative
事情がはっきりするまでは賄いません。
じじょう が はっきり する まで は まかないません。
jijou ga hakkiri suru made wa makanaimasen.
Until the circumstances are clear, I do not cover (costs).
💡 Form of 賄う (to cover (costs)).
yashinaimasen
nurture — polite negative
最近はほとんど養いません。
さいきん は ほとんど やしないません。
saikin wa hotondo yashinaimasen.
I hardly nurture these days.
💡 Form of 養う (to nurture / support).
tsukuroimasen
mend — polite negative
雨の日は繕いません。
あめ の ひ は つくろいません。
ame no hi wa tsukuroimasen.
On rainy days I do not mend.
💡 Form of 繕う (to mend / keep up appearances).
yosooimasen
dress up — polite negative
雨の日は装いません。
あめ の ひ は よそおいません。
ame no hi wa yosooimasen.
On rainy days I do not dress up.
💡 Form of 装う (to dress up / feign).
soroimasen
be complete — polite negative
私はふだん揃いません。
わたし は ふだん そろいません。
watashi wa fudan soroimasen.
I usually do not be complete.
💡 Form of 揃う (to be complete / gathered).
uruoimasen
be moistened — polite negative
最近はほとんど潤いません。
さいきん は ほとんど うるおいません。
saikin wa hotondo uruoimasen.
I hardly be moistened these days.
💡 Form of 潤う (to be moistened / enriched).
ukagaimasen
ask — polite negative
そういう場合は伺いません。
そういう ばあい は うかがいません。
souiu baai wa ukagaimasen.
In cases like that, I do not ask.
💡 Form of 伺う (to ask / visit (humble)).
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