Do not do so/that way in Japanese 🇯🇵

そうしない info.

### Tips to Remember the Japanese Word
– "そう" (sou) is like saying "that way" or "so" in English.
– "しない" (shinai) uses the verb "する" (suru), meaning "to do," in its negative form.
– Combine them to literally mean "do not do so" or "do not do that way."

### Explanations
– "そうしない" is a way to instruct someone not to behave or act in a certain manner.
– "そう" refers to the manner or way of doing something.
– "しない" is the negative form of "する", meaning "not to do."

### Other Words that Mean the Same Thing
– やめて (yamete) — Stop (doing that).
– しないで (shinaide) — Don't do (that).
– やらない (yaranai) — Do not do (that).

### Conjugations of そうしない
– Present/Future: そうしない (sou shinai) — do not do that way
– Past: そうしなかった (sou shinakatta) — did not do that way
– Te-form: そうしないで (sou shinaide) — without doing that way / do not do that

### Examples of Sentences
– 彼とそうしないでください。 (Kare to sou shinaide kudasai.) — Please do not behave that way with him.
– そうしないと、問題が起こります。 (Sou shinai to, mondai ga okorimasu.) — If you do not do it that way, problems will arise.
– 彼女はそうしないと言いました。 (Kanojo wa sou shinai to iimaa.) — She said she would not do it that way.
– 子供たちはそうしないでしょう。 (Kodomo-tachi wa sou shinai deshou.) — The children probably won't do it that way.

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