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Verb Conjugation - Past Negative Polite

Conjugating 生きる (ikiru) in Past Negative Polite

In Japanese, the verb 生きる (meaning "to to live / exist / be alive", JLPT N3) conjugates in the Past Negative Polite form as 生きませんでした (ikimasendeshita). Verb group: Group 2.

Context Example

生きませんでした。
Ikimasendeshita.
I did not live.
What is the Past Negative Polite conjugation of 生きる (ikiru)?
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