Verb ないで ください
〜naide kudasai
JLPT N5 Neutral
Formation
Verb-ない-form + で ください
Used to make a polite request for someone not to do something; 'please don't'.
When to use
'Please don't': the negative request (見ないでください).
Explanation
The grammar point Verb ないで ください is used to make a polite request for someone not to do a certain action. In English, it can be translated as 'please don't'. To form this expression, take the verb in its negative form (ない-form) and add で ください.
Example sentences
Requests (Please Do / Could You Please)
- Verb て いただけませんかVerb te itadakemasen kaN4A polite request; 'Could you please...', 'Would you mind...'
- Verb て くださいませんかVerb-te kudasaimasen kaN4Polite request for asking someone for a favor.
- Verb てくれませんか〜te kuremasen kaN4A polite way to request someone to do something for you…
- Verb てもらえませんか~te moraemasen kaN4A polite way to ask for a favor or request someone to do…
- Verb ていただきたいte itadakitaiN4Express a polite request or desire that someone does…
- Verb てもらいたい~te moraitaiN4Express a desire to receive a favor or service from…
- Verb て くださいVerb-te kudasaiN5A request or command; 'please do'.
- ~させてください〜sasete kudasaiN4Express a polite request to allow or permit someone to do…
- Verb なさい〜nasaiN4A command form used to give orders or instructions…
Corpus examples (60)
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Don't forget your money.
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Please ask her to send me some money.
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Have a cup of tea, won't you?
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Put me through to Mr Brown.
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Don't pour hot water into a glass, or it may crack.
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Please don't use French.
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Please don't forget to turn off the light before you go to bed.
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Please don't have any hard feelings.
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Don't make noise.
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Don't cross the tracks when the alarm is ringing.
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Don't cut these trees down.
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Don't mention this to Tom.
明日の朝9時から胃カメラをとりますので、今夜9時以降は食べたり飲んだりしないでくださいね。
You're having a gastroscopy at nine o'clock tomorrow morning, so please don't have any solid food or liquids from nine o'clock tonight.
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Don't talk about it in his presence.
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Do come and visit us.
あなたの意見を「はい」か「いいえ」だけに制限しないでください。
Please don't limit your opinions just to 'Yes' or 'No'.
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Please don't worry about the finer details of free vs mis-translation.
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Don't worry. I'll look it up for you.
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Don't climb on the wall.
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Don't call me so late at night.
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Pick one of the two.
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Pick out the shirt that you like best.
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Please do not fill in fields marked with *.
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Don't touch this.
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Princess, don't drink the potion.