~ ないで for 'without doing ~' and 'don't ~'What's the difference between wa (は) and ga (が)?Does Vて+いる always mean an action already completed?Xの担当 - something X is in charge of OR something in charge of X?Verbal short form の for expressing the idea of doing a verb ＋ のほうが / よりHow to say that you saw something with a verb?How to say “I want; I don't want” without a verb?How to say “I want to see A doing this”?What is this な doing here?Help using noun + までも without ない; and とってあくほうが without より、いい
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~ ないで for 'without doing ~' and 'don't ~'
What's the difference between wa (は) and ga (が)?Does Vて+いる always mean an action already completed?Xの担当 - something X is in charge of OR something in charge of X?Verbal short form の for expressing the idea of doing a verb ＋ のほうが / よりHow to say that you saw something with a verb?How to say “I want; I don't want” without a verb?How to say “I want to see A doing this”?What is this な doing here?Help using noun + までも without ない; and とってあくほうが without より、いい
I know that if you use ~ないで after a verb it could either mean "without doing ~verb" as 何も見えないで (without seeing anything) or it could mean "don't do ~" as 見つめないで (don't stare at me).
How can know when it is either one meaning or the other?
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I know that if you use ~ないで after a verb it could either mean "without doing ~verb" as 何も見えないで (without seeing anything) or it could mean "don't do ~" as 見つめないで (don't stare at me).
How can know when it is either one meaning or the other?
grammar
asked May 24 at 0:59
ChrolloChrollo
1876
2
By context. If it's at the end of the sentence, it's not continuous. If it's not at the end of the sentence, it's continuous.
– Casey
May 24 at 3:25
3
The same principle holds true for positive て by the way.
– Casey
May 24 at 3:25
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I know that if you use ~ないで after a verb it could either mean "without doing ~verb" as 何も見えないで (without seeing anything) or it could mean "don't do ~" as 見つめないで (don't stare at me).
How can know when it is either one meaning or the other?
grammar
asked May 24 at 0:59
ChrolloChrollo
1876
I know that if you use ~ないで after a verb it could either mean "without doing ~verb" as 何も見えないで (without seeing anything) or it could mean "don't do ~" as 見つめないで (don't stare at me).
How can know when it is either one meaning or the other?
grammar
grammar
asked May 24 at 0:59
ChrolloChrollo
1876
asked May 24 at 0:59
ChrolloChrollo
1876
asked May 24 at 0:59
ChrolloChrollo
1876
asked May 24 at 0:59
ChrolloChrollo
1876
asked May 24 at 0:59
ChrolloChrollo
1876
1876
2
By context. If it's at the end of the sentence, it's not continuous. If it's not at the end of the sentence, it's continuous.
– Casey
May 24 at 3:25
3
The same principle holds true for positive て by the way.
– Casey
May 24 at 3:25
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By context. If it's at the end of the sentence, it's not continuous. If it's not at the end of the sentence, it's continuous.
– Casey
May 24 at 3:25
3
The same principle holds true for positive て by the way.
– Casey
May 24 at 3:25
2
2
By context. If it's at the end of the sentence, it's not continuous. If it's not at the end of the sentence, it's continuous.
– Casey
May 24 at 3:25
By context. If it's at the end of the sentence, it's not continuous. If it's not at the end of the sentence, it's continuous.
– Casey
May 24 at 3:25
3
3
The same principle holds true for positive て by the way.
– Casey
May 24 at 3:25
The same principle holds true for positive て by the way.
– Casey
May 24 at 3:25
add a comment |
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The so-called imperative ～ないで is just an abbreviation of ～ないでくれ／ください, that means the form as such is grammatically nothing different than "without" ～ないで. You can only rely on context.
In oral language, people often put high accent or a slightly upward intonation on the last syllable で when they mean command, but it's optional and not always applicable either. Sometimes you can guess from the common sense that, for example, 何も見えないで is less likely to be imperative because it's rather unusual to command a physical phenomenon to happen or not ("Let nothing be seen!").
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The so-called imperative ～ないで is just an abbreviation of ～ないでくれ／ください, that means the form as such is grammatically nothing different than "without" ～ないで. You can only rely on context.
In oral language, people often put high accent or a slightly upward intonation on the last syllable で when they mean command, but it's optional and not always applicable either. Sometimes you can guess from the common sense that, for example, 何も見えないで is less likely to be imperative because it's rather unusual to command a physical phenomenon to happen or not ("Let nothing be seen!").
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The so-called imperative ～ないで is just an abbreviation of ～ないでくれ／ください, that means the form as such is grammatically nothing different than "without" ～ないで. You can only rely on context.
In oral language, people often put high accent or a slightly upward intonation on the last syllable で when they mean command, but it's optional and not always applicable either. Sometimes you can guess from the common sense that, for example, 何も見えないで is less likely to be imperative because it's rather unusual to command a physical phenomenon to happen or not ("Let nothing be seen!").
answered May 24 at 4:26
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The so-called imperative ～ないで is just an abbreviation of ～ないでくれ／ください, that means the form as such is grammatically nothing different than "without" ～ないで. You can only rely on context.
In oral language, people often put high accent or a slightly upward intonation on the last syllable で when they mean command, but it's optional and not always applicable either. Sometimes you can guess from the common sense that, for example, 何も見えないで is less likely to be imperative because it's rather unusual to command a physical phenomenon to happen or not ("Let nothing be seen!").
answered May 24 at 4:26
broccoli forestbroccoli forest
32.2k143108
The so-called imperative ～ないで is just an abbreviation of ～ないでくれ／ください, that means the form as such is grammatically nothing different than "without" ～ないで. You can only rely on context.
In oral language, people often put high accent or a slightly upward intonation on the last syllable で when they mean command, but it's optional and not always applicable either. Sometimes you can guess from the common sense that, for example, 何も見えないで is less likely to be imperative because it's rather unusual to command a physical phenomenon to happen or not ("Let nothing be seen!").
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By context. If it's at the end of the sentence, it's not continuous. If it's not at the end of the sentence, it's continuous.
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