Ikenai
Ikenai
Meaning: Have to, ought to, must not, should not.
When to use?
1) After te-form of verb + wa
Asoko de tabako wo sutte wa ikemasen.
Hiragana: あそこでたばこをすってはいけません。
Kanji:あそこでタバコを吸ってはいけません。
= You should not smoke there.
Amari bi-ru wo nonde wa ikenai yo.
Hiragana: あまりビールをのんではいけないよ。
Kanji: あまりビールを飲んではいけないよ。
= You must not drink too much.
Amari bi-ru wo nonde wa ikenai yo.
Hiragana: あまりビールをのんではいけないよ。
Kanji: あまりビールを飲んではいけないよ。
= You must not drink too much.
2) After nai-form of verb + nakereba
Mou ikanakereba ikenai yo.
Hiragana: もういかなければいけないよ。
Kanji: もう行かなければいけないよ。
= I have to go now.
Yuki ga furu to ikenai kara ikanai hou ga ii desu yo.
Hiragana: ゆきがふるといけないからいかないほうがいいですよ。
Kanji: 雪が降るといけないから行かないほうが良いですよ。
= It's better not to go in case the snow falls.
Kore no doko ga ikenai no desu ka.
Hiragana: これのどこがいけないのですか。
Kanji: これの何処がいけないのですか。
= What's wrong with this?
3) After dictionary form of verb + to, followed by kara
Yuki ga furu to ikenai kara ikanai hou ga ii desu yo.
Hiragana: ゆきがふるといけないからいかないほうがいいですよ。
Kanji: 雪が降るといけないから行かないほうが良いですよ。
= It's better not to go in case the snow falls.
4) Used as adjective
Kore no doko ga ikenai no desu ka.
Hiragana: これのどこがいけないのですか。
Kanji: これの何処がいけないのですか。
= What's wrong with this?
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Ageru, Aida, Amari, Are, Arimasen, Aru, Ato De, Au, Ba, Ba Hodo, Bakari, Beki desu, Bun, Cha, Chau, Chittomo, Choudo, Chuu ni, Daga, Dakara, Dake, Dakedo, Dare, Datte, De, De aru, Dekiru, Demo, Deshou, Desu, Dewa, Dou, Doko, Dokoro dewa nai, Dokoro ka, Dono Kurai, Dore, Doushite, Doushitemo, Douzo, Ga, Garu, Goro, Hajimeru, Hazu desu, Hazu ga nai, Hou, Hodo, Hou ga ii, Hoka, Hoshii, Hotondo, Igai, Igo, Ijou, Ichiban, Ikenai, Ikou, Ikura (demo/temo), Inai
Ageru, Aida, Amari, Are, Arimasen, Aru, Ato De, Au, Ba, Ba Hodo, Bakari, Beki desu, Bun, Cha, Chau, Chittomo, Choudo, Chuu ni, Daga, Dakara, Dake, Dakedo, Dare, Datte, De, De aru, Dekiru, Demo, Deshou, Desu, Dewa, Dou, Doko, Dokoro dewa nai, Dokoro ka, Dono Kurai, Dore, Doushite, Doushitemo, Douzo, Ga, Garu, Goro, Hajimeru, Hazu desu, Hazu ga nai, Hou, Hodo, Hou ga ii, Hoka, Hoshii, Hotondo, Igai, Igo, Ijou, Ichiban, Ikenai, Ikou, Ikura (demo/temo), Inai
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