Must do なければなりません
This is a
mouthful! But it is so useful. Learn it well
TO MAKE IT: plain negative form - i + ければ なりません kereba narimasen
ピーマン を 食べなければ なりません。
[Would be 食べない for the plain negative form ]
pi-man o tabenakereba narimasen.
(I) must eat green peppers. (Many Japanese children don't like green peppers)Say that 5 times fast with your mouth full!
Perhaps the most useful usage is:
～しなければ なりません
The し shi is from suru (to do)勉強 しなければ なりません。
benkyou shinakereba narimasen.
(I) must (have to) study.しなければ なりません。
shinakereba narimasen.
(I) must (have to) do (it).
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Negative form
So by adding kereba narimasen it makes the sentence negative?
Lewis :)
Actually the な is what makes
Actually the な is what makes it negative.
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Um...
Um... So if you say kereba narimasu will it still be correct?
Lewis :)
No. Sorry, I meant the な
No. Sorry, I meant the な makes the main verb negative.
たべます -> たべない -> たべなければ
します -> しない -> しなければ
So you need both.
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Link error
Hi Clay,
The link here for 'suru' gets a 'page not found'.
I think it's because the link has an additional "grammar/chapterthree/" in the url.
Cheers,
Dan
Thanks! Fixed now.
Thanks! Fixed now.
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