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-naku 21 3
2. The -naku form is used in written Japanese, whereas -nakute can be used
in both spoken and written Japanese. However, note that the negative
continuative form -naku cannot be used with a verb except when naru
follows the naku form, as shown in (1) and (2).
B<-$,
i%o%$Q {~Qtb<~/*~~~<l
(Our child doesn't read books and we don't know what to
do.)
EXcif4~;&,2 &a< 7 /*ma< I B.n'9~~>%
g
t o
(My husband doesn't drink much, and it's a relief.)
(L=> nakute (DBJG: 279-80))
i %oFCSQ%%tb< Q 9 3 Lk,
(Our child doesn't read books any more.)
~Alk@QRQQ< Q b 3 L~L,
(My husband doesn't drink any more.)
3. If nai is attached to N + Copula, it indicates contrast. But, if a noun is
a Sino-Japanese compound ~itll~an adjectival nature, such as akusei
&E) 'malignant,' kdhyd ($f 8) 'popularity,' it indicates a reason1
cause for what follows.
(3) a. ~&&FE~WQ < , 129 t L?:,
(The tumor wasn't malignant, and I felt relieved.)

b. %~lr..*mm~a < , ~9.n' r) LIZ,
(The book I wrote was not popular, and I felt disappointed.)
4. The following chart summarizes the negative and affirmative continua-
tive forms.