Grammar Info

関西弁 Lesson 1: 7/21

なかった ⇒ へんかったNot, Will not, Did not, Has not

関西弁

Structure

Verb［ない］ + へん
Verb［なかった］ + へんかった

Details

    About ない ⇒ へん

    Replacing ない, the auxiliary verb in standard Japanese that negates verbs, is へん in 関西弁(かんさいべん). へん conjugates in the same way as ない, meaning that it connects to the conjunctive form of verbs. Like ない, へん may simply be translated as 'to not (A)'.

    One of the primary differences to remember between ない and へん is that へん has an unchanging base, while the い in ない gets removed/changed depending on the conjugation type. This can be seen in the (casual) past negative form of verbs using へん.

    Caution

    へん is a replacement for the auxiliary verb ない, not the い-Adjective ない. This means that へん will not be used when negating い-Adjectives. However, へん may appear as a negative form of ある (written as あらへん). ある does not have a (casual) negative form in standard Japanese.

    • うちの犬(いぬ)は太(ふと)ってるけど小(ちい)さいから重(おも)くあらへんで。
      Our dog is fat, but small so he's not heavy.
    • このテスト全然(ぜんぜん)難(むずか)しくあらへんやんか。
      This test was not hard at all.

    Examples

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      毎日(まいにち)勉強(べんきょう)をしなかった。
      毎日(まいにち)勉強(べんきょう)せえへんかった。

      I didn't study everyday.

      ここはゴミが多(おお)すぎない？
      ここはゴミが多(おお)すぎへん？

      Don't you think that this place has too much garbage?

      サッカーをしない？
      サッカーをせえへん？

      You don't play soccer?

      遊(あそ)びに行(い)かないよ。
      遊(あそ)びにいかへんで。

      I'm not going to go hang out.

      これはお兄(にい)ちゃんが買(か)ったピザだから、食(た)べない方(ほう)がいいよ。
      これはお兄(にい)ちゃんが買(か)ったピザやから、たべへん方(ほう)がいいで。

      This is the pizza that older bro got, so it would be best not to eat it.

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