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(2023) ÈÇÓ×ÅÍÈÅ ßÇÛÊΠ| ßÇÛÊÈ ÂÎÑÒÎÊÀ | ßÏÎÍÑÊÈÉ III/356 |
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Languages Study | Languages of the East | Japanese III |
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| Grammar I - 03.05 |
| ～ませんか | |
| ～ません か | = the present tense negative verb, plus the question particle, can be used to extend an invitation. |
| ~masen ka? | |
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It should be noted that the affirmative counterpart of this (~ます か - ~masu ka) cannot be so used. |
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| ひるごはん を たべません か。 | What do you say to having lunch with me? |
| hirugohan o tabemasen ka? | |
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いい です ね。 |
Sounds great. |
| ii desu ne. | |
| テニス を しません か。 | Will you play tennis with me? |
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tenisu o shimasen ka? |
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| うーん、ちょっと。 | "Um, it's slightly" (inconvenient for me at this moment). |
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uun, chotto. |