Sentence Pattern: Prohibitive Forms of Japanese Verbs (Strong Prohibition)
Group 1 (Godan Verbs)
Sentence Pattern: Prohibitive Forms of Japanese Verbs!
Grammar Explanation: Strong Prohibition
Ex.: 動くな！
Rm.: Ugoku na!
En.: Don’t move! / Freeze!
Ex.: 笑うな！
Rm.: Warau na!
En.: Don’t laugh!
Group 2 (Ichidan Verbs)
Sentence Pattern: Prohibitive Forms of Japanese Verbs!
Grammar Explanation: Strong Prohibition
Ex.: 見るな！
Rm.: Miru na!
En.: Don’t look!
Ex.: 寝るな！
Rm.: Neru na!
En.: Don’t sleep!
Group 3 (Ichidan Verbs)
Sentence Pattern: Prohibitive Forms of Japanese Verbs!
Grammar Explanation: Strong Prohibition
Ex.: 言い訳するな！
Rm.: Iiwake suru na!
En.: Don’t make excuses!
Ex.: こっちへ来るな！
Rm.: Kocchi e kuru na!
En.: Don’t come here!
Reference: Minna no Nihongo Lesson 33
Sentence Pattern: Verb (Nai Form) + ないでください！ (Polite Prohibition)
Group 1 (Godan Verbs)
Sentence Pattern: Verb (Nai Form) + ないでください！
Grammar Explanation: Polite Prohibition
Ex.: 動かないでください！
Rm.: Ugokanaide kudasai!
En.: Please don’t move!
Ex.: 笑わないでください！
Rm.: Warawa naide kudasai!
En.: Please don’t laugh!
Group 2 (Ichidan Verbs)
Sentence Pattern: Verb (Nai Form) + ないでください！
Grammar Explanation: Polite Prohibition
Ex.: 見ないでください！
Rm.: Minai de kudasai!
En.: Please don’t look!
Ex.: ここで寝ないでください！
Rm.: Koko de nenai de kudasai!
En.: Please don’t sleep here!
Group 3 (Ichidan Verbs)
Sentence Pattern: Verb (Nai Form) + ないでください！
Grammar Explanation: Polite Prohibition
Ex.: 言い訳しないでください！
Rm.: Iiwake shinai de kudasai!
En.: Please don’t make excuses!
Ex.: こっちへ来ないでください！
Rm.: Kocchi e konai de kudasai!
En.: Please don’t come here!
Reference: Minna no Nihongo Lesson 17
動詞禁止形の作り方は、下記「Japanese Verb Conjugation Table（日本語動詞活用表）」をご確認ください。
Please refer to “the Japanese Verb Conjugation Table (日本語動詞活用表)” below to learn how to form the prohibitive form.
