〜ないで
〜ないで means without doing; do not. It is a JLPT N5 grammar point. Attach で to the nai-form of a verb to mean doing something without doing another action. With ください, it becomes a polite request: 'Please do not do this.'
Japanese sources describe it as 「しないで」.
〜ないで examples
朝ごはんを食べないで学校へ行きました。
I went to school without eating breakfast.
ここで話さないでください。
Please do not talk here.
〜ないで exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
水を飲ま（ ）走りました。
- ないで ✓
- なくて
- なくてもいい
- ないと
I ran without drinking water.
ここで写真を撮ら（ ）ください。
- なくて
- ないで ✓
- ないと
- なくちゃ
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