negativize
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negativize (third-person singular simple present negativizes, present participle negativizing, simple past and past participle negativized)
- (transitive, grammar) To make negative.
- 2004, Samuel Elmo Martin, A reference grammar of Japanese, page 80:
- It is possible to negativize dame and say dame zya nai 'it isn't no-good', to deny dame' da; but you can not negativize ikenai, so that instead of *ikenaku nai you will say wa'ruku nai 'it isn't bad'.