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Among the above three sentences, -te wa ikemasen is most

commonly used and -te wa narimasen is least commonly used.
-te wa dame desu is more colloquial than others.

Here are some examples:

“Hayaku kaette mo ii desu “Īe, ikemasen.”

ka.”
“Is it okay to go home “No, it’s not okay.”

early?”

“Amari tabesugite wa “Hai, ki o tsukemasu.”
ikemasen yo.”

“You should not “Right. I’ll be careful.”
overeat, okay?”

Kanningu o shite wa ikemasen yo.
Don’t cheat!

“Koko de tabako o sutte mo ii desu ka.”
“Is it okay to smoke here?”

“Īe, koko de wa suwanai de kudasai.”
“No, please don’t smoke here.”