NEGATIVE FORM EXPRESSION OF ADJECTIVES IN THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE

Abstract

This article examines the formation and grammatical features of negative adjective forms in the Japanese language. The study analyzes the two main categories of Japanese adjectives — い-adjectives (i-adjectives) and な-adjectives (na-adjectives) — and explains their negative forms through various examples. It is shown that the negative form of i-adjectives is mainly formed using the suffix 「ない」nai, while na-adjectives and nouns require the structures 「じゃありません」ja arimasen or 「ではありません」deva arimasen. The article also discusses the differences between polite and plain negative forms as well as the usage of negative adjectives in present and past tenses. Special attention is given to the irregular conjugation of the adjective 「いい」ii. Furthermore, the morphological and semantic characteristics of adjectives ending with 「ない」 nai are analyzed, including their role in forming negative constructions. The research concludes that negative adjective forms in Japanese are grammatically systematic and closely connected to the level of politeness in communication