Learn Japanese grammar: なさい (nasai). Meaning: do this (soft/firm command).
It is a soft, but firm way of issuing a command, which is often used in situations like parents asking/ordering their kids to do something.
It is used in combination with a Verb’s stem form and can only be used with a positive Verb.
食べます → 食べなさい
tabemasu → tabenasai
Eat your food. (command)
In conversation, the last さい may be dropped to just be just な.
Ex) 食べな (tabena) “please eat”.
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なさい - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
まず、質問に答えなさい。
Example #2
明日、学校に行くから、早く寝なさい！
Example #3
うるさいだよ。静かにしなさい！
Example #4
野菜は体にいいからもっと食べなさい！
Example #5
明日の9時に私に電話しなさい！
Example #6
次の質問を見て、ここに答えなさい！
Example #7
分からなかったら先生に聞きなさい！
Example #8
人からされたいと思うことを、自ら人にしなさい。
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