noun
negative form
Grammatical term for the negative conjugation of verbs, adjectives, and copula in Japanese.
動詞の否定形は「ない」で終わります。
The negative form of verbs ends with 'nai'.
この文を否定形に書き換えてください。
Please rewrite this sentence in the negative form.
Negation or denial in general, not limited to grammatical form.
Compound of 否定 (negation) and 形 (form). A straightforward modern technical term.