〜ん: This is a verb ending. It means "not do." People in Western Japan use it.

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〜ん

This is a verb ending. It means "not do." People in Western Japan use it.

KMT6CasualSlangAuxiliary VerbMixedKyushuKyushu Verb Endings And NegationGrammar

Verb [stem] + んPrimary

This is a verb ending. It means "not do." People in Western Japan use it.

なんで宿題やらんの？

Why aren't you doing your homework?

CasualNon PastNegativeSentence EndingDeclarativeEducation Family & Relationships

今日はもうどこにも行かん。

I'm not going anywhere else today.

CasualNon PastNegativeSentence EndingDeclarativeDaily Life

昨日は忙しくて、テレビも全然見んかった。

I was busy yesterday, so I didn't watch TV at all.

CasualPastNegativeSentence EndingDeclarativeDaily Life

時間がないけん、はよ行かんと間に合わんよ。

We don't have time, so if we don't go soon, we won't make it.

CasualNon PastNegativeMid SentenceNecessityDaily Life

すみません、今、千円札しか持っとらんので、これで払えんですかね？

Excuse me, I only have 1000-yen bills right now, so I can't pay with this, can I?

NeutralNon PastNegativeSentence EndingAbilityFood & Dining Business & Finance

This word ending sounds like someone from Western Japan. It feels friendly and relaxed. If you are not from there, it might sound a bit odd if you use it.

This is different from "〜よらん" (yoran). "〜ん" means "don't do" something. "〜よらん" means "am not doing" something right now. It is like saying "I don't eat" versus "I am not eating."

Watch out: This '〜ん' means 'not'. It is a verb ending. It is not the same as '〜ん' that means 'it is that' or 'the thing is'. That '〜ん' is a different grammar point. This '〜ん' replaces '〜ない'. For example, '行かん' means 'won't go'. The other '〜ん' comes after a full verb or adjective. For example, '行くんだ' means 'It's that I'm going'.

Don't use this when you want to say "I will not eat" in standard Japanese. The "-n" ending is a shorter way to say "-nai." For verbs like "taberu" (to eat), you use "tabe-n." For verbs like "kaku" (to write), you change "kaku" to "kaka-n." You do not say "kaki-n." The verb "suru" (to do) becomes "sen." The verb "kuru" (to come) becomes "kon."

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〜よる

This means someone "is doing" something. It is like saying "-ing" in English. People in Kyushu use this a lot.

〜とる

This means something is in a certain state. It shows an action has finished. It is like 'has done' or 'is doing' in English.

〜よらん

This means someone is not doing something right now. It is like saying 'is not doing' in English.

〜とらん

This means an action is not finished. Or, a situation from an action does not exist yet. It is like saying "not yet" in English.

ない形

This is how you make a verb negative. It means "do not" or "will not." It is the casual way to say 〜ません.

Verb stem form

This is a special form of a verb. You use it to join verbs together. You can also use it to make a noun from a verb.

〜ん

This word means 'not'. It is a short, spoken way to say 'not'. People use it in everyday talk.

〜ん (kansai negation)

This is a casual way to make verbs negative. People in Western Japan, like Kansai, use it. It means the same as "~nai".

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〜ん

This is a verb ending. It means "not do." People in Western Japan use it.

KMT6CasualSlangAuxiliary VerbMixedKyushuKyushu Verb Endings And NegationGrammar

Verb [stem] + んPrimary

This is a verb ending. It means "not do." People in Western Japan use it.

なんで宿題やらんの？

Why aren't you doing your homework?

CasualNon PastNegativeSentence EndingDeclarativeEducation Family & Relationships

今日はもうどこにも行かん。

I'm not going anywhere else today.

CasualNon PastNegativeSentence EndingDeclarativeDaily Life

昨日は忙しくて、テレビも全然見んかった。

I was busy yesterday, so I didn't watch TV at all.

CasualPastNegativeSentence EndingDeclarativeDaily Life

時間がないけん、はよ行かんと間に合わんよ。

We don't have time, so if we don't go soon, we won't make it.

CasualNon PastNegativeMid SentenceNecessityDaily Life

すみません、今、千円札しか持っとらんので、これで払えんですかね？

Excuse me, I only have 1000-yen bills right now, so I can't pay with this, can I?

NeutralNon PastNegativeSentence EndingAbilityFood & Dining Business & Finance

This word ending sounds like someone from Western Japan. It feels friendly and relaxed. If you are not from there, it might sound a bit odd if you use it.

This is different from "〜よらん" (yoran). "〜ん" means "don't do" something. "〜よらん" means "am not doing" something right now. It is like saying "I don't eat" versus "I am not eating."

Contrasts with(4)

〜よる

This means someone "is doing" something. It is like saying "-ing" in English. People in Kyushu use this a lot.

〜とる

This means something is in a certain state. It shows an action has finished. It is like 'has done' or 'is doing' in English.

〜よらん

This means someone is not doing something right now. It is like saying 'is not doing' in English.

〜とらん

This means an action is not finished. Or, a situation from an action does not exist yet. It is like saying "not yet" in English.

ない形

This is how you make a verb negative. It means "do not" or "will not." It is the casual way to say 〜ません.

Verb stem form

This is a special form of a verb. You use it to join verbs together. You can also use it to make a noun from a verb.

〜ん

This word means 'not'. It is a short, spoken way to say 'not'. People use it in everyday talk.

〜ん (kansai negation)

This is a casual way to make verbs negative. People in Western Japan, like Kansai, use it. It means the same as "~nai".

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〜ん

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