よみません　Vs. よまない

cheapshot · 16 Apr 2005

Would somebody help me understand what the difference is between the topic title words please.

Ill provide an example:

たかかわマンガをよみません

Tanaka wa manga o yomimasen

Tanaka doesn't read manga

and

たかかわマンガおよまない

Tanaka wa manga o yomanai

Tanaka won't read manga

i have provided in blue what i think each means.

yorkii

Mike Cash · 16 Apr 2005

Six of one and half a dozen of the other. The two are equivalent in all but "politeness" level.

(And the "o" should be を not お)

cheapshot · 16 Apr 2005

d'oh, good spot mike with the "o", i totally forgot..!

i thought as much. thank you for pointing this out to me

Mike Cash · 16 Apr 2005

Nothing to be embarassed about. You're nowhere near being the first to make that mistake.

Damicci · 20 Apr 2005

yorkii said:
would somebody help me understand what the difference is between the topic title words please.

Ill provide an example:

たかかわマンガをよみません

Tanaka wa manga o yomimasen

Tanaka doesn't read manga

and

たかかわマンガおよまない

Tanaka wa manga o yomanai

Tanaka won't read manga

i have provided in blue what i think each means.

yorkii

Your also writing takaka in hiragana but in romaji your saying tanaka
hiragana should be たなか田中

cheapshot · 21 Apr 2005

i am useless hey..!

don't know what i was doing there.

i think i should proof read my messages that i write in hiragana in the future. (more than once as well.!)

at least i got the point across in the sentances even if i spelled poor Tanaka-san's name wrongly

hahaha

Mike Cash · 21 Apr 2005

And the "wa" (more often represented as "ha") marker should be hiragana 窶堙? not 窶堙ｭ

sketchytiger · 21 Apr 2005

yorkii said:
たかかわマンガをよみません

Tanaka wa manga o yomimasen

Tanaka doesn't read manga

and

たかかわマンガおよまない

Tanaka wa manga o yomanai

Tanaka won't read manga

The first one is politeness with the -masu form
The second one is for casual saying like talking with friends

...but i'm sure the -nai form is for "i want"...weird...@_@;;

Glenn · 21 Apr 2005

sketchytiger said:
...but i'm sure the -nai form is for "i want"...weird...@_@;;

Nope. It's for negation. You're thinking of the tai form.

cheapshot · 22 Apr 2005

Glenn said:
Nope. It's for negation. You're thinking of the tai form.

very true

as in "nomitai desu" - want to drink

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