Structure
Verb + な
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Part of Speech
Particle
Word Type
Sentence Ending Particle
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About な
な is classified as a 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.
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行くな。
Don't go.
ここでサッカーをするな。
Don't play soccer here.
泣くな。
Don't cry.
一人でするな。
Don't do it alone.
「これは不味い！」って言うな。
Don't say, 'This tastes bad!'
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[DBJG] A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar
Page 46 & 266
Tae Kim's Japanese Grammar Guide
Page 183
みんなの日本語 II
Page 54 [CH 33]
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