This double negative can be kind of confusing at first but you will get used to it with practice. In actuality, we still use the same 「 だめ/ いけない/ならない」 and use the opposite of the verb that goes in front of it instead. However, 「 いけない」 and 「ならない」 must always be negative, so this is not correct. You may have predicted that the opposite of “You must not do” would use 「 いける」 or 「 なる」 because they look like the positive version of 「 いけない」 and 「ならない」. Expressing things that must be done Vocabulary While 「 いけない」 and 「ならない」 are basically identical, 「ならない」 is generally more for things that apply to more than one person like rules and policies. The difference between 「 だめ」、「 いけない」、and 「ならない」 is that, first of all, 「 だめ」 is casual. You must not use the phone until late at night. Take the te-form of the verb, add the 「は」 (wa) particle and finally attach either 「 だめ」、「 いけない」、or 「ならない」.Let’s learn how to use these words to express things that must not be done. In addition, while 「 いけない」 and 「ならない」 conjugate like i-adjectives they are not actual adjectives. However, while 「 いけない」 can be used by itself, 「ならない」 must only be used in the grammar presented here. The other two key words in this section are 「 いけない」 and 「ならない」 and they have essentially the same basic meaning as 「 だめ」. If you’re not familiar with the word 「 だめ」( 駄目), though it can be used in many different ways it essentially means “no good”. Using 「 だめ」, 「 いけない」, and 「ならない」 for things that must not be done Vocabulary We will also learn how to the say the expression, “You don’t have to…” to finish off this section. We will cover how to say this in Japanese because it is a useful expression and it also ties in well with the previous section. In life, there are things that we must or must not do whether it’s taking out the trash or doing our homework. When there’s something that must or must not be done
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