〜な(prohibition)
N4na (prohibition)
don't! (strong prohibition)
Formation
Verb-dict + な
Chinese meanings
不许做
Chinese formation
动词辞书形+な
Chinese usage
以强烈直接的语气禁止某个动作。
Chinese notes
不要与表达感叹的句末な混淆。
Examples
- 危ないから、この川では泳ぐな。It's dangerous, so don't swim in this river.危险,不许在这条河里游泳。
- もう泣くな。大丈夫だよ。Don't cry anymore. It's all right.别哭了,没事的。
- 壁に「ここにごみを捨てるな」と書いてある。It says "Don't dump garbage here" on the wall.墙上写着“禁止在此丢垃圾”。
Notes
Very strong and blunt. Do not confuse it with the sentence-ending な that expresses feeling (いいな).
#prohibition#command
Related N4 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('na-prohibition');
{
"id": "na-prohibition",
"pattern": "〜な(prohibition)",
"romaji": "na (prohibition)",
"level": "N4",
"meaning": "don't! (strong prohibition)",
"formation": "Verb-dict + な",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "危ないから、この川では泳ぐな。",
"furigana": "{危|あぶ}ないから、この{川|かわ}では{泳|およ}ぐな。",
"en": "It's dangerous, so don't swim in this river."
},
{
"ja": "もう泣くな。大丈夫だよ。",
"furigana": "もう{泣|な}くな。{大丈夫|だいじょうぶ}だよ。",
"en": "Don't cry anymore. It's all right."
},
{
"ja": "壁に「ここにごみを捨てるな」と書いてある。",
"furigana": "{壁|かべ}に「ここにごみを{捨|す}てるな」と{書|か}いてある。",
"en": "It says \"Don't dump garbage here\" on the wall."
}
],
"tags": [
"prohibition",
"command"
],
"notes": "Very strong and blunt. Do not confuse it with the sentence-ending な that expresses feeling (いいな).",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "62925ab9606e20ab5a42fdca64af97710004b577ba8bdb60667182e695d07ae0",
"meanings": [
"不许做"
],
"formation": "动词辞书形+な",
"explanation": "以强烈直接的语气禁止某个动作。",
"notes": "不要与表达感叹的句末な混淆。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "危ないから、この川では泳ぐな。",
"zh": "危险,不许在这条河里游泳。"
},
{
"ja": "もう泣くな。大丈夫だよ。",
"zh": "别哭了,没事的。"
},
{
"ja": "壁に「ここにごみを捨てるな」と書いてある。",
"zh": "墙上写着“禁止在此丢垃圾”。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n4.json#na-prohibition",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "fef66513143ec7c51cb381c17f204666f05ca1df8054af3d7bd46338b55dca0b"
}
}