Do not say/tell in Japanese 🇯🇵

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do not say/tell	いわない

How to say “do not say/tell” in Japanese? “いわない”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “いわない” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on do not say/tell in Japanese like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– Break it down into: い (i) + わ (wa) + ない (nai).
– "い" can be remembered as the beginning character.
– "わ" can be mentally visualized as a mouth being zipped quiet.
– "ない" is common in many negative forms, making it recognizable when forming negatives.

Explanations:
"いわない" (iwanai) is the negative form of the verb "いう" (iu), which means "to say" or "to tell". In Japanese, verbs are made negative with "ない" (nai).

Other words that mean the same thing:
– "話さない" (はなさない, hanasanai) – do not speak
– "しゃべらない" (shaberanai) – do not chat

Infinitive/conjugations:
– Present: いわない (iwanai) – do not say/tell
– Past: いわなかった (iwanakatta) – did not say/tell
– Future: (Same as present) いわない (iwanai) – will not say/tell
– Present Progressive: いっていない (itte inai) – not saying/telling
– Te-form: いわなくて (iwanakute) – without saying/telling; いわないで (iwanaide) – don’t say/tell

Examples of sentences:
1. 彼は何もいわない。 (かれはなにもいわない。)
Kare wa nanimo iwanai.
He doesn't say anything.

2. 秘密をいわないでください。 (ひみつをいわないでください。)
Himitsu wo iwanaide kudasai.
Please don't tell the secret.

3. 昨日は何もいわなかった。 (きのうはなにもいわなかった。)
Kinou wa nanimo iwanakatta.
Yesterday, I didn't say anything.

4. 本当のことをいわなくてもいい。 (ほんとうのことをいわなくてもいい。)
Hontou no koto wo iwanakutemo ii.
You don't have to tell the truth.

5. 先生はそれをいわないと思う。 (せんせいはそれをいわないとおもう。)
Sensei wa sore wo iwanai to omou.
I think the teacher will not say it.

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