Grammar Info
N5 Lesson 6: 13/13

な (Prohibitive)
Do not, Don't (prohibitive)

Structure
Verb +
Details
Part of Speech Particle
Word Type Sentence Ending Particle
Register Standard
品詞 助詞
単語の種類 終助詞
使用域 一般
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is classified as a 終助詞(しゅうじょし), or ‘sentence ending particle’ in Japanese. When attached to the base (dictionary) form of a verb, it has the nuance of strongly demanding that someone ‘not’ do something.
  • 危険(きけん)!触(さわ)!
    Danger! Don't touch!
  • 「家(いえ)中(なか)走(はし)!」お母(かあ)さん言(い)っ
    My mother said, “Don't run in the house!”
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行(い)く
Don’t go.
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ここサッカーする
Don’t play soccer here.
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泣(な)く
Don’t cry.
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Books
みんなの日本語 II
Page 54 [CH 33]
[DBJG] A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar
Page 46 & 266
Tae Kim's Japanese Grammar Guide
Page 183