Grammar Quiz No.5

N5Verb FormsNegative form

私は肉を食べ___。

Q. Which ending makes this sentence mean 'I don't eat meat' (polite)?

Translation

I don't eat meat.

Explanation

The standard polite negative of a ます-form verb is 〜ません: 食べます→食べません. 食べないです is heard in casual speech but ません is the neutral polite form; なくて and ずに are connective forms that can't end a sentence like this.