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dame desu; -(a)nakute wa narimasen, -(a)nakute wa

dame desu, -(a)nai to dame desu.

(3) The final word may be inflected in various
ways to fit the whole expression into the

sentence properly, as in some of the
following examples.

Konban benkyō shinakereba naranai node, eiga wa
ashita ni shimashō.

As I need to study tonight, let’s watch the movie
tomorrow.

Anna ni hatarakanakereba naranai no wa iya desu yo.
I sure hate to have to work that much.

Kore wa ashita dasanakereba naranai tegami desu kara,

konbanchū ni kakimasu.
This is the letter that I have to mail tomorrow,

so I’ll write it tonight.

Isha wa mō kusuri o nomanakute mo ii to iimashita.
The doctor said I didn’t have to take the
medicine anymore.