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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

〜てはいけない

接続:Vて形 + はいけない/はいけません(会話: 〜ちゃいけない)
Do not…, prohibit… — prohibit based on regulations.
注意 / Note:Shorten speech: 食べては→食べちゃ, 飲んでは→飲んじゃ. Public signs are often used 〜禁止 or 〜ないでください.
比較 / Compare:てはいけない(prohibited according to regulations)/〜な(prohibited — rough)/〜ないでください(please don't).
よく出る形 / Common form:(場所・場面)で Vてはいけません。
ここで写真を撮ってはいけません。
Photography is not allowed here.
図書館で大きい声で話してはいけない。
Do not speak loudly in the library.
まだ帰っちゃいけないよ。
Haven't been back yet.

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