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~てはいけない "You cannot..."・~なくてはいけない " You must..."

elementary #70
~ 5 Minutes

Introduction

Alright, listen up. You mustn’t skip this lesson. Also, you have to skip this lesson. Wait. No. You mustn’t skip this lesson, and you also have to… not, skip, this lesson. Okay, this will make way more sense in Japanese, I promise.


Things You Mustn’t Do, And Also, Things You Just Gotta Do!

Structure:

  • b

    て-form Verbはいけない
    Example:
    → そのピザ、べてはいけないよ。
    ”You mustn't eat that pizza.”

Today we’re going to tackle how to say you “mustn’t” do something, and then we’re going to do a 180, and learn how to say that you “must”. We’ll use て-form verbs for both of these, so I hope you remember your conjugations! Let’s get into it.

Don’t Do It Yo…

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