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Japanese Grammar: "๏ฝžใชใ„ใงใใ ใ•ใ„" (Please don't)

"~naide kudasai (ใชใ„ใงใใ ใ•ใ„)" is used when you want to ask someone NOT to do something politely.
English: "Please do NOT..." or "Please don't..."

๐Ÿ’ก KizunaLabs Point

Just saying "Dame!" (No!) or "Shinaide!" (Don't do it!) can sound too strong or bossy.
Using "~naide kudasai" makes it a polite request.
*When speaking to superiors, there are even more polite forms, but start by mastering this one first.

๐Ÿ“ Structure
Verb Nai-form
+
de kudasai

Example: Taberu โ†’ Tabenai โ†’ Tabenai de kudasai

Verb Conjugation

Masu Form Nai Form ~naide kudasai
้ฃŸในใพใ™ (Tabemasu) ้ฃŸในใชใ„ (Tabenai) ้ฃŸในใชใ„ใงใใ ใ•ใ„
้ฃฒใฟใพใ™ (Nomimasu) ้ฃฒใพใชใ„ (Nomanai) ้ฃฒใพใชใ„ใงใใ ใ•ใ„
่กŒใใพใ™ (Ikimasu) ่กŒใ‹ใชใ„ (Ikanai) ่กŒใ‹ใชใ„ใงใใ ใ•ใ„
ใ—ใพใ™ (Shimasu) ใ—ใชใ„ (Shinai) ใ—ใชใ„ใงใใ ใ•ใ„
ๆฅ(ใ)ใพใ™ (Kimasu) ๆฅ(ใ“)ใชใ„ (Konai) ๆฅ(ใ“)ใชใ„ใงใใ ใ•ใ„

Examples

ใ“ใ“ ใง ๅ†™็œŸ ใ‚’ ๆ’ฎใ‚‰ใชใ„ใงใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚

koko de shashin o toranaide kudasai

English

Please do not take photos here.

้ƒจๅฑ‹ ใซ ๅ…ฅใ‚‰ใชใ„ใงใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚

heya ni hairanaide kudasai

English

Please do not enter the room.

ๅฟƒ้…ใ—ใชใ„ใงใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚

shinpai shinaide kudasai

English

Please do not worry.

โšก Practice Quiz

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