〜ないでください
N5naide kudasai
please don't (do)
Formation
Verb-nai + でください
Chinese meanings
请不要做……
Chinese formation
动词ない形+でください
Chinese usage
礼貌地请求对方不要做某事。
Chinese notes
口语中可以省去ください。
Examples
- 教室で食べないでください。Please don't eat in the classroom.请不要在教室里吃东西。
- この部屋に入らないでください。Please don't go into this room.请不要进入这个房间。
- 心配しないでください。Please don't worry.请不要担心。
Notes
Softer than 〜てはいけません. In casual speech ください is dropped: 見ないで.
#request#prohibition
Related N5 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('naide-kudasai');
{
"id": "naide-kudasai",
"pattern": "〜ないでください",
"romaji": "naide kudasai",
"level": "N5",
"meaning": "please don't (do)",
"formation": "Verb-nai + でください",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "教室で食べないでください。",
"furigana": "{教室|きょうしつ}で{食|た}べないでください。",
"en": "Please don't eat in the classroom."
},
{
"ja": "この部屋に入らないでください。",
"furigana": "この{部屋|へや}に{入|はい}らないでください。",
"en": "Please don't go into this room."
},
{
"ja": "心配しないでください。",
"furigana": "{心配|しんぱい}しないでください。",
"en": "Please don't worry."
}
],
"tags": [
"request",
"prohibition"
],
"notes": "Softer than 〜てはいけません. In casual speech ください is dropped: 見ないで.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "c7d6530b4006ead583adfab43d422e2242ab4b3f0c042ab90697b23e499d26d9",
"meanings": [
"请不要做……"
],
"formation": "动词ない形+でください",
"explanation": "礼貌地请求对方不要做某事。",
"notes": "口语中可以省去ください。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "教室で食べないでください。",
"zh": "请不要在教室里吃东西。"
},
{
"ja": "この部屋に入らないでください。",
"zh": "请不要进入这个房间。"
},
{
"ja": "心配しないでください。",
"zh": "请不要担心。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n5.json#naide-kudasai",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "432dcc53fad6064fd6f9a37673cd7627702da238ae9e27953cc6ad0022e07c0a"
}
}