N5 — outside your level filter

ないほうがいい

ないほうがいいnai hou ga iiN5neutral

savor + not + had better not do

ajiwawanai hou ga ii

had better not do; should not (advice)

meaning: had better not savor

Same meaningRelated

そのこと、まだ味あじわわないほうがいいよ。

sono koto, mada ajiwawanai hou ga ii yo.

You had better not savor that yet. casual

熱ねつがあるなら、今日きょうは味あじわわないほうがいい。

netsu ga aru nara, kyou wa ajiwawanai hou ga ii.

If you have a fever, you had better not savor today. neutral

Same meaning3

had better not; it's wiser not to — advice against doing something

そのこと、まだ言いわないほうがいいよ。
sono koto, mada iwanai hou ga ii yo.
You had better not say that yet. casual
熱ねつがあるなら、今日きょうは出でかけないほうがいい。
netsu ga aru nara, kyou wa dekakenai hou ga ii.
If you have a fever, you had better not go out today. neutral
会議かいぎでは、その話題わだいには触ふれないほうがいいと思おもいます。
kaigi de wa, sono wadai ni wa furenai hou ga ii to omoimasu.
I think it would be wise not to touch on that topic in the meeting. formal

Always plain ない before ほうがいい (×なかったほうがいい isn't it). Past goes on the end
instead (言いわないほうがよかった).