N5 grammar

〜ないでください

naidekudasai

Asking someone not to

Formation

ないでください asks someone to refrain. It is the negative twin of てください and just as direct. Use it for a rule you are applying gently, like asking someone not to smoke here.

Examples

〜ないでください is marked in each sentence. Tap any word for its dictionary entry.

  1. Don't pick at me.

  2. Please do not take photos here.

  3. Please don't take my mind off the work.

  4. Don't cut it too short in the front.

  5. Don't forget to take your umbrella when you leave.

The explanation is ours, written for this site. Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), each machine-checked to actually contain the pattern. Furigana is generated automatically, so a rare reading may be imperfect.