Learning objectives
- Lesson goals: Learn to politely ask someone not to do something.
- Form and connection: [Verb nai-form without い] ないでください
- Nuance in real use: ないでください combines negation with politeness, letting you say "no" gracefully — the art of Japanese refusal.
Form and connection
Core Explanation
Learn to politely ask someone not to do something.
Cultural Note
Practical examples
Common pitfalls
Build the base form before adding the pattern
Complete the required conjugation first. Do not keep polite and plain endings at the same time.
Match politeness to the situation
The examples are reliable starting points; relationships and context can still change the most natural wording.
Practice and answers
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