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6課 命令・禁止・義務
Command, prohibition, obligation — 命令形, なさい, なければならない, てもいい
6課

禁止形 〜な

接続:V辞書形 + な
Forbid, don't…! — prohibition is very strong and rough, on the same level as command.
注意 / Note:Not to be confused with 〜なさい (soft) or the sentence-final particle 〜な (exclamation). Here attach 辞書形: 吸うな.
比較 / Compare:吸うな(forbid — rude)/吸ってはいけない(forbid — standard)/吸わないでください(please don't — polite).
よく出る形 / Common form:V辞書形+な。(標識・掲示・怒った口調)
ここでたばこを吸うな。
Smoking is prohibited here.
さわるな、危険。
Do not touch, dangerous.
泣くな、大丈夫だから。
Don't cry, it's okay.

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