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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.
Examples can draw on: Daily life, food, travel, and conversation.
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