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〜な(prohibition)

N4
na (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

  • 危あぶないから、この川かわでは泳およぐな。
    It's dangerous, so don't swim in this river.
    危险,不许在这条河里游泳。
  • もう泣なくな。大だい丈じょう夫ぶだよ。
    Don't cry anymore. It's all right.
    别哭了,没事的。
  • 壁かべに「ここにごみを捨すてるな」と書かいてある。
    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).

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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"
  }
}