JLPT N5 Grammar

Verb て-form + はいけません

te wa ikemasen — must not — prohibition

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JLPT N5
PatternVerb て-form + はいけません
Core Meaningmust not — prohibition
StructureVerb て-form + はいけません
Key Example図書室で電話をしてはいけません。You must not make phone calls in the library room.

Structure

Verb て-form + はいけません

Meaning and usage

~てはいけません means something is not allowed, often for rules or warnings.

Example sentences

図書室としょしつ電話でんわはいませんYou must not make phone calls in the library room.

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