BackGrammar JLPT Level N5 - Lesson 13
Structure of な (Prohibitive):
Verb + な
Details about な (Prohibitive):
な is classified as a sentence ending particle in Japanese. When attached to the base (dictionary) form of a verb, it has the nuance of strongly demanding that someone 'not' do something.
- 危険！触るな!Danger! Don't touch!
- 「家の中で走るな！」とお母さんが言った。My mother said, “Don't run in the house!”
な (Prohibitive)
Usage Notes for な (Prohibitive):
Synonyms for な (Prohibitive):
ないでください
Please don't (Polite request)
ないで
Without doing, Not ~ and ~
てください
Please do (Polite request)
てごらん
(Please) try to, (Please) look
なさい
Command to do
たまえ
(Please) do!, Ask to, Beg to, (Order somebody to do something)
Example of な (Prohibitive)
行くな。
Don't go.
ここでサッカーをするな。
Don't play soccer here.
泣くな。
Don't cry.
一人でするな。
Don't do it alone.
「これは不味い！」って言うな。
Don't say, 'This tastes bad!'
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