N4 — outside your level filter
〜な
〜なnaN4casual
All examples8
a bare order not to — blunt, top-down or between close friends, male-coded
人の日記、勝手に読むなよ。
hito no nikki, katte ni yomu na yo.
Hey, don't read someone's diary without asking. casual
おい、ふざけるな。
oi, fuzakeru na.
Hey — knock it off. casual
warnings, hazard signs and shouted cautions — danger excuses it for anyone
立入禁止の柵に、「近寄るな」とだけ書かれていた。
tachiiri kinshi no saku ni, chikayoru na to dake kakarete ita.
On the barrier fence there was nothing but KEEP AWAY. neutral
危ない、ここを走るな!
abunai, koko o hashiru na !
Careful! don't run here! casual
危ない、動くな!
abunai, ugoku na!
Careful — don't move! casual
don't worry about it — a caring use, reading as warmth, not force
あんまり無理するなよ。
anmari muri suru na yo.
Don't go pushing yourself too hard. casual
心配するな、俺がなんとかする。
shinpai suru na, ore ga nantoka suru.
Don't worry — I'll sort it out somehow. casual
quoted inside a report — the normal way to relay a ban secondhand
監督に、絶対に無理をするなと言われた。
kantoku ni, zettai ni muri o suru na to iwareta.
The coach told me not to push myself under any circumstances. neutral
How it's formed1
All forms1
なよnayocolloquial
味わうなよ
よ makes the ban personal — 言うなよ pleads or nags where plain 言うな just forbids.
Notes
so upward it's ないでください instead.