〜ませんか

N5

〜ませんか

-masen ka

Invitation

N5

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Explication

〜ませんか is a polite way to invite someone or make a suggestion. It literally means “won’t you…?” and sounds softer than a direct request. Key points: • Verb ません + か makes an invitation • Polite and gentle in tone • Often used with friends or classmates • Similar meaning to “Let’s…?” For example, “一緒に行きませんか” means “Won’t you go together?” or “Would you like to go together?” It sounds friendly and polite. You can use this to invite someone to do an activity: “映画を見ませんか” (Would you like to watch a movie?). This pattern is a question, so the intonation rises at the end. It is very common in everyday conversation when you want to suggest something without sounding too direct. At N5, practice with common verbs like 行きます, 食べます, 勉強します. It will help you make polite invitations easily.

Structure

Modèle
Verb (ません) + か
Verb (ません)Polite negative form
Exemples: 行きません, 食べません, 勉強しません
Question marker
Exemples:

Exemples

Exemple 1
一緒に映画を見ませんか。
Issho ni eiga o mimasen ka.
Would you like to watch a movie together?
Détail
一緒にtogether
映画movie
object marker
見ませんかwon't you watch?
Remarque: Polite invitation
Exemple 2
コーヒーを飲みませんか。
Koohii o nomimasen ka.
Would you like to drink coffee?
Détail
コーヒーcoffee
object marker
飲みませんかwon't you drink?
Remarque: Invite for a drink
Exemple 3
一緒に勉強しませんか。
Issho ni benkyou shimasen ka.
Would you like to study together?
Détail
一緒にtogether
勉強しませんかwon't you study?
Remarque: Invite to study
Exemple 4
明日公園へ行きませんか。
Ashita kouen e ikimasen ka.
Would you like to go to the park tomorrow?
Détail
明日tomorrow
公園park
direction marker
行きませんかwon't you go?
Remarque: Invitation with time

Grammaire Connexe