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cha ikenai / ja ikenai · Use ちゃいけない・じゃいけない (cha ikenai / ja ikenai) naturally in a short Japanese conversation.

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ちゃいけない・じゃいけない

cha ikenai / ja ikenai

Meaning

must not do (spoken Japanese)

Use

Use it to say that an action is not allowed or should not be done.

Practical outcome

Use ちゃいけない・じゃいけない in a natural spoken response.

How to build it

Verb て-form + はいけない; in casual speech, ては becomes ちゃ or では becomes じゃ

Use the full てはいけません in more formal situations. The shortened ちゃいけない is common in speech.

Model examples

ここで走っちゃいけません。

Koko de hashitcha ikemasen.

You must not run here.

授業中に電話を使っちゃいけないよ。

Jugyochu ni denwa o tsukatcha ikenai yo.

You must not use your phone during class.

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Use ちゃいけない・じゃいけない (cha ikenai / ja ikenai) naturally in a short Japanese conversation.

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ちゃいけない・じゃいけない

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Use ちゃいけない・じゃいけない (cha ikenai / ja ikenai) naturally in a short Japanese conversation.

Language
Japanese
Level
N5
Support
English
Length
15 minutes
Outcome
Use ちゃいけない・じゃいけない in a natural spoken response.
Grammar
ちゃいけない・じゃいけない
Vocabulary
must not do (spoken Japanese)

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