kamimasen
Meaning and examples
bite — polite negative
雨の日は噛みません。
あめ の ひ は かみません。
ame no hi wa kamimasen.
On rainy days I do not bite.
💡 Form of 噛む (to bite).
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1508 words · JLPT N4
JLPT N4 vocabulary
Words 1271–1280
kamimasen
bite — polite negative
雨の日は噛みません。
あめ の ひ は かみません。
ame no hi wa kamimasen.
On rainy days I do not bite.
💡 Form of 噛む (to bite).
uchimasen
hit — polite negative
ひとりのときは打ちません。
ひとり の とき は うちません。
hitori no toki wa uchimasen.
When I am alone, I do not hit.
💡 Form of 打つ (to hit / to type).
kachimasen
win — polite negative
今日は勝ちません。
きょう は かちません。
kyou wa kachimasen.
I do not win today.
💡 Form of 勝つ (to win).
yakunitachimasen
be useful — polite negative
理由が分からないので、まだ役に立ちません。
りゆう が わからない ので、まだ やくにたちません。
riyuu ga wakaranai node, mada yakunitachimasen.
I do not know the reason, so I will not be useful yet.
💡 Form of 役に立つ (to be useful).
hikimasen
pull — polite negative
今週は忙しくて引きません。
こんしゅう は いそがしくて ひきません。
konshuu wa isogashikute hikimasen.
I am busy this week, so I will not pull.
💡 Form of 引く (to pull).
oshimasen
push — polite negative
最近はほとんど押しません。
さいきん は ほとんど おしません。
saikin wa hotondo oshimasen.
I hardly push these days.
💡 Form of 押す (to push).
sakimasen
bloom — polite negative
休みの日はあまり咲きません。
やすみ の ひ は あまり さきません。
yasumi no hi wa amari sakimasen.
I do not bloom much on days off.
💡 Form of 咲く (to bloom).
kawakimasen
dry — polite negative
最近はほとんど乾きません。
さいきん は ほとんど かわきません。
saikin wa hotondo kawakimasen.
I hardly dry these days.
💡 Form of 乾く (to dry).
kimemasen
decide — polite negative
ひとりのときは決めません。
ひとり の とき は きめません。
hitori no toki wa kimemasen.
When I am alone, I do not decide.
💡 Form of 決める (to decide).
shirabemasen
investigate — polite negative
休みの日はあまり調べません。
やすみ の ひ は あまり しらべません。
yasumi no hi wa amari shirabemasen.
I do not investigate much on days off.
💡 Form of 調べる (to investigate).
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