JLPT N5 Grammar

Verb ます-stem + ませんか

masen ka — won't you...? — inviting politely

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JLPT N5
PatternVerb ます-stem + ませんか
Core Meaningwon't you...? — inviting politely
StructureVerb ます-stem + ませんか
Key Exampleミカさん、昼休みに一緒に食堂に行きませんか。Mika, would you like to go to the cafeteria together during lunch break?

Structure

Verb ます-stem + ませんか

Meaning and usage

～ませんか politely invites someone to do something together.

Example sentences

ミカさん、昼休みひるやすみに一緒にいっしょに食堂しょくどうに行きませんかいきませんか。Mika, would you like to go to the cafeteria together during lunch break?

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