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Basic Concepts:  Please Don't Do Verb

List of so common verb form - "naide kudasai". 

 

Important tips:

  • Be careful with the transitive/intransitive pairs:  transitive tadoshi  for "it" and intransitive jidoushi for "them".

  • see notes for politeness levels and partial negation.

  • Can also be in the imperative form:  See "Verb + na".

List (without the Kudasai)

  • ki ni kowa (change that)

  • iwanaide (please don't say that)

  • wake wa kika nai de (don't ask why) 

  • wasure naide (forget), VERB no wo wasure naide (forget to verb)

  • ika naide (go), ko naide (come),

  • kare wo tsurete ko naide (bring him), motte ika naide (bring/take that there)  motte ko naide (bring it here)

  • shi naide (do that), sonna ni shi naide (do it like that)

  • sawara naide (touch it), te wo fure naide (touch that)

  • osa naide (push that), hika naide (pull)

  • oka naide (put that there), tora naide (take that), oiteoka naide (leave it there)

  • kari naide (borrow that), tsukawa naide (use that), morawa naide (get that)

  • ake naide (open it), shime naide (shut it), tsuke naide (turn it on), kesa naide (turn it off),

  • haira naide (go in), de naide (leave), ire naide (put it in there), desa naide (take it out)

  • suwara naide (sit there), tata naide (stand there)

  • ugoka naide (move)  ugokasa naide (move it)

  • yogosa naide (get it dirty), yogore naide (get dirty)

  • isoga naide (rush), hasa naide (run), hashirimawara naide (run around)

  • naka naide (cry)

  • tabe naide (eat that) noma naide (eat that)

  • sawaga naide (be noisy), sonna ni sawaga naide (so noisy)

  • mata naide (wait)

  • nomisuga naide (drink too much)........

  • mada denwa wo kira naide (hang up yet)

  • warawa naide (laugh)

  • iwa naide (say), oshie naide (tell), kika naide (ask), uso wo iwa naide (lie)

  • eigo wo hanasa naide (speak English), sonna ni haiyaku hanasa naide (speak so fast)

  • make naide (be defeated, lose)

  • okure naide (be late)

  • okora naide (get angry)  hara wo tate naide (take offense)

  •  yell, scream

  • enryo shi  naide (reserved)

  • muri shi naide ("work so hard")

  • tomara naide (stop), tome naide (stop it there)

  • mada hajime naide (start it yet)

  • ishi wo nage naide (throw rocks)

  • tsute naide (through that away)

  • nemura naide (sleep) osoku ne naide (go to sleep late)

  • hayaku okosa naide (wake me up early),

  • shinpa shi naide (worry), ki ni shi naide ("worry about it/that")

  • ochi naide (don't fall), otosa naide (drop it)

  • osore naide (be scared)

  • shina naide (die)

  • PASSIVE:  kuruma ni hanerare naide. (hit by a car)

 

 

 

Notes:

 

Remember Prohibitions Have Levels

  • don't verb (total negation)

  • don't verb that way (sonna ni)

  • don't verb in a spectfic way (inu no you ni - like a dog)

  • don't verb so much (V2 suginaide)

  • don't verb yet (mada)

  • don't verb again (nidoto)

  • don't verb late/early hayaku ni /osoku ni

 

 

Remember Level of Politeness: 

  • V te itatakemasen ka (could I be so fortunate to get you to do this for me)

  • V te moraemasenka (could I get you to do this for me)

  • V te kuremasen ka (could you do this for me)

  • V te kudasai & V naide kudasai (please you do/don't do this)

  • V2 - nasai

  • V4! or V3 na!

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