~nakereba narimasen & ~nakute mo ii desu Sunday, May 14 2006
Level 3 11:49 am
~nakereba narimasen - It’s not right not to do something (have to do)
~nakute mo ii desu - It’s fine not to do something (do not have to do)
To use these, you have to change the the verbs to negative (ie. (tomeru)tomenai, kaku(kakanai), miru(minai))
You have to stop the car - Kuruma o tomenakereba narimasen
You don’t have to stop the car - Kuruma o tomenakute mo ii desu
Other Example
Q : Bōshi o (kaburu)kaburanakereba narimasen ka?
A : Hai, bōshi o kaburanakereba narimasen (Positive Answer)
A : Iie, bōshi o kaburanakute mo ii desu (Negative Answer)
Meaning : Bōshi (Cap), Kaburu (Wear/Put On)
Q : Kimono o (kiru)kinakute mo ii desu ka?
A : Hai, Kimono o kinakute mo ii desu (Positive Answer)
A : Iie, Kimono o kinakereba narimasen (Negative Answer)
Meaning : Kimono (Japanese Tradisional Wear), Kiru (Wear)
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December 10th, 2006 at 8:35 pm
-nakareba narimasen is it the same as -shinakute wa naranai? and
-shinakute mo ii desu is it the same as shite wa naranai?
December 10th, 2006 at 8:45 pm
normally, “~naranai” should be used ~kereba (ie: shinakereba) and the second question by using “shite wa naranai”, Japanese normally use “shite wa ikenai”
December 11th, 2006 at 6:57 pm
so,the meaning is also the same?
December 11th, 2006 at 7:19 pm
“shite wa ikenai” means “It’s bad to do something”. We don’t use “shinakute wa naranai”
“shinakereba naranai” means “It’s not right not to do something”. “shite wa naranai” & “shite wa ikenai” are almost the same but usually Japanese uses “Shite wa ikenai”
June 28th, 2008 at 7:33 am
Can we say “odaiji ni” when someone’s sneezing, does it have the same meaning as “bless you” ?
June 28th, 2008 at 10:25 am
It means “Take Care”.
Hope this help