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〜ないで

Without...

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〜ないで

Without...

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Link two actions using ないで to express that action 2 was done "without doing" action 1. To use ないで, simply attach で (the て form of だ) to a casual negative form verb.

(verb 1)ないで(verb 2)

E.g. ないでた。
”(I) slept without eating."

    Summary

  • b

    Attach the て form of だ (で) to a negative casual verb to form the ~ないで pattern

  • b

    Use ないで to link together two verbs, and say that the second verb was done without doing the first

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