JLPT N3 Grammar (koto)

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Verb (dictionary form)こと
Verb (ない form)
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Learn Japanese grammar: (koto). Meaning: (must) do.

This is used to make a general expression that one should or should not do something.

こと (koto) can also be used as a verb nominalizer for a completely different meaning. See N4 lesson for .


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Example #1

おおごえをださないこと。
oogoe o dasanai koto.
Don't speak with a loud voice.
Example #2

ばんごはんのまえにデザートをたべないこと。
bangohan no mae ni dezaato o tabenai koto.
No eating dessert before dinner.
Example #3

おかねをたいせつにすること。
okane o taisetsu ni suru koto.
Use your money wisely.
Example #4

やすむときは、かならずがっこうにれんらくすること。
yasumu toki wa, kanarazu gakkou ni renraku suru koto.
You must contact the school when you want to take a day off.
Example #5

どうしてもひつようなばあいいがいにはつかわないこと。
doushitemo hitsuyou na baai igai ni wa tsukawanai koto.
It should not be used unless absolutely necessary.
Example #6

がっこうのきそくをまもること。
gakkou no kisoku o mamoru koto.
You must follow school rules.
Example #7

かってにじっけんしつにはいらないこと。
katteni jikkenshitsu ni hairanai koto.
Do not enter the laboratory without permission.
Example #8

じゅぎょうちゅうはけいたいでんわをつかわないこと。
jugyou chuu wa keitai denwa o tsukawanai koto.
You may not use cellphones during class.
Example #9

げんじつをまっすぐみること。
genjitsu o massugu miru koto.
You need to face reality.

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