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From Steve Wright on Quora, you can turn an entire phrase or sentence into a noun, and this has an unspoken effect, when suffixed with ～です, of adding up to the message, “I’m explaining this to you...
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Razetime
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2020-10-21T03:38:29Z (about 4 years ago)
- From [Steve Wright on Quora](https://qr.ae/pNu0Qx),
- > you can turn an entire phrase or sentence into a noun, and this has an unspoken effect, when suffixed with ～です, of adding up to the message, “I’m explaining this to you.” But rather than being condescending, it’s (often) more like, “Well, you see, this is the case.”
- > 東京に行きません。 I’m not going to Tokyo. (polite)
- > 東京に行かないです。I’m not going to Tokyo. (polite, but…)
> 東京に行かないのです。The thing is, I’m not going to Tokyo. (polite)- So ～ないです is a more situational conjugation.
- There's a lot more information about it's uses in the link mentioned.
- From [Steve Wright on Quora](https://qr.ae/pNu0Qx),
- > you can turn an entire phrase or sentence into a noun, and this has an unspoken effect, when suffixed with ～です, of adding up to the message, “I’m explaining this to you.” But rather than being condescending, it’s (often) more like, “Well, you see, this is the case.”
- > 東京に行きません。 I’m not going to Tokyo. (polite)
- > 東京に行かないです。I’m not going to Tokyo. (polite, but…)
- So ～ないです is a more situational conjugation.
- There's a lot more information about it's uses in the link mentioned.
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Razetime
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2020-10-21T03:23:33Z (about 4 years ago)
- From [Steve Wright on Quora](https://qr.ae/pNu0Qx),
- > you can turn an entire phrase or sentence into a noun, and this has an unspoken effect, when suffixed with ～です, of adding up to the message, “I’m explaining this to you.” But rather than being condescending, it’s (often) more like, “Well, you see, this is the case.”
- > 東京に行きません。 I’m not going to Tokyo. (polite)
- > 東京に行かないです。I’m not going to Tokyo. (polite, but…)
- > 東京に行かないのです。The thing is, I’m not going to Tokyo. (polite)
So ～ないです and ～ないのです are more situational conjugations, where you may be *explaining* things, or just want to remove a negative connotation that may be implied by the sentence.- There's a lot more information about it's uses in the link mentioned.
In [Marshall Yin's blog](https://marshallyin.com/courses/japanese-verb-course/lessons/polite-form/), a japanese learning resource, there's no mention of the 『～ないです』 form at all. The main conjugations shown for each type of verb are:1. change ます to ません2. change ます to ました3. change ます to ませんでしたSo I think ～ません is what is generally used in a formal environment.
- From [Steve Wright on Quora](https://qr.ae/pNu0Qx),
- > you can turn an entire phrase or sentence into a noun, and this has an unspoken effect, when suffixed with ～です, of adding up to the message, “I’m explaining this to you.” But rather than being condescending, it’s (often) more like, “Well, you see, this is the case.”
- > 東京に行きません。 I’m not going to Tokyo. (polite)
- > 東京に行かないです。I’m not going to Tokyo. (polite, but…)
- > 東京に行かないのです。The thing is, I’m not going to Tokyo. (polite)
- So ～ないです is a more situational conjugation.
- There's a lot more information about it's uses in the link mentioned.
#1: Initial revision
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Razetime
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2020-10-20T09:38:16Z (about 4 years ago)
From [Steve Wright on Quora](https://qr.ae/pNu0Qx), > you can turn an entire phrase or sentence into a noun, and this has an unspoken effect, when suffixed with ～です, of adding up to the message, “I’m explaining this to you.” But rather than being condescending, it’s (often) more like, “Well, you see, this is the case.” > 東京に行きません。 I’m not going to Tokyo. (polite) > 東京に行かないです。I’m not going to Tokyo. (polite, but…) > 東京に行かないのです。The thing is, I’m not going to Tokyo. (polite) So ～ないです and ～ないのです are more situational conjugations, where you may be *explaining* things, or just want to remove a negative connotation that may be implied by the sentence. There's a lot more information about it's uses in the link mentioned. In [Marshall Yin's blog](https://marshallyin.com/courses/japanese-verb-course/lessons/polite-form/), a japanese learning resource, there's no mention of the 『～ないです』 form at all. The main conjugations shown for each type of verb are: 1. change ます to ません 2. change ます to ました 3. change ます to ませんでした So I think ～ません is what is generally used in a formal environment.