Re: QUERY: "zu" + the indexing Japanese grammar question



On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 21:10:02 GMT, mirror <mailto@xxxxxxxxx> posted the
following:

>Hello,
>
>Is the "zu" form used the same as the "nai"?

No. It's the same as "nai de" or "nakute".

>tabezu == tabenai
>nomazu == nomanai
>So, is will I eat it (nope)... "Tabezu" a legal usage?

No. "tabezu ni iku" should be OK, though. (But archaic)

-Chris
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