【Japanese grammar】verb dictionary form + な (na) = Do not + verb

Sentence pattern
Sentence pattern
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Prerequisite

You need Verb Dictionary Form for this sentence pattern. Click here if you don’t know it.

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Sentence pattern

Do not + verb

verb dict. form +

Example

Do not cry.

なく 

Example

Do not run.

はしる 

Example

Do not talk.

はなす 

Example

Do not use phones.

でんわ を つかう 

Example

Do not eat fish.

さかな を たべる 

がんばる子
がんばる子

This is a casual way to tell people not to do something. Use the sentence pattern below to say the same thing politely.

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Exercise

Task: Change into Japanese.

  • Do not drink water.
  • Do not swim.
  • 水を飲むな。
  • およぐな。

Kanji:水(みず)、飲む(の・む)

Task: Change into English.

  • きょうしつの中で食べるな。
  • その話をしんじるな。

Kanji:中(なか)、食べる(た・べる)、話(はなし)

  • Do not eat in a classroom.
  • Do not believe the story.

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