Lesson 8. Grammar Item #3

Please do not take pictures here.

 

·          Please take pictures here à

ここで しゃしんを とっ ください

「とr・とります・とって・とる・とらない」

The form /ite/ of ‘―てください’ takes a verb base, and so,       must be a verb base.

·          do not take pictures [non-polite style] à

à    とらない

tor-anai

Verb Base-not [Present]<Adjective>

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There is no other way than to use /de/ ‘being-/TE/’ to have a verbal /ite/-phrase here.

とらない       ください。

                    n-ite

                    being-/ITE/

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N.B. We do not use ‘とらなくて’ here.

1)ここで しゃしんを とらない  ください

 

a)   Please do not put on a T-shirt.

b)  Please do not come here.

c)  Please do not return home.