JLPT N5 Grammar: V+ませんか ~masenka

V+ませんか

 ABOUT: 

■  Sometimes in English, to be polite, we ask questions in the negative. "Won't you take a seat?" Japanese does this often also for polite requests or questions. "Wouldn't you like?" "Won't you…?"

～ませんか is used to make polite invitations or to give soft commands.

HOW to use:

■ Replace ますwith ませんか.

EXAMPLES:

パーティーに来(き)ませんか？
Won't you come to the party?
[来(き)ます to come | 来(き)ません don't come]

映画(えいが)を見(み)に行(い)きませんか？
Why don't we go see a movie?
[行(い)きます to go | 行(い)きません to not go]