daidokoro ni supuun wo dasippanasi ni sinaide, hikidasi ni simatte kudasai.

出しっぱなし means left out or left as it is after taking it out.

It comes from:

• 出す = to take out / put out
• っぱなし = leaving something in that state and not dealing with it afterward

So:

• スプーンを出しっぱなし = leaving the spoon out

This pattern often has the nuance of carelessly leaving something that way.

Examples:

• 電気をつけっぱなし = leaving the lights on
• ドアを開けっぱなし = leaving the door open
• 水を出しっぱなし = leaving the water running

In 出しっぱなしにしないで, the にする pattern means to make something into a certain state or to leave it in a certain condition.

So:

• 出しっぱなし = the state of being left out
• 出しっぱなしにする = to leave it out / to make it remain left out

Then:

• 出しっぱなしにしないで = don’t leave it out like that

This is a very common grammar pattern:

• 静かにする = make it quiet / be quiet
• きれいにする = make it clean
• そのままにする = leave it as it is

So here, に marks the state that something is being put into or kept in.

を marks the direct object of the action.

Here, the spoon is the thing being affected by 出しっぱなしにする:

• スプーンを出しっぱなしにする = to leave the spoon out

Even though English says leave the spoon out, Japanese still treats スプーン as the object of the verb phrase.

So:

• スプーンを = the spoon
• 出しっぱなしにしないで = don’t leave it out

They are both marked with に, but they do different jobs.

• 台所に = in the kitchen
  This shows the place where the spoon is being left out.

• 引き出しに = into the drawer
  This shows the destination where the spoon should be put away.

So in this sentence:

• 台所にスプーンを出しっぱなしにしないで
  = Don’t leave the spoon out in the kitchen

• 引き出しにしまってください
  = Please put it away in the drawer

Japanese に has several uses, and two big ones are:

1. location/state
2. destination

This sentence uses both.

しまってください means please put it away.

It comes from the verb しまう, which often means:

• to put something away
• to store something properly

So:

• 引き出しにしまう = put it away in a drawer

And:

• しまってください = please put it away

This is different from the grammar use of 〜てしまう that can mean finish doing or do something completely/regretfully. Here, しまう is just the regular vocabulary word to put away.

No, not here.

• しないで often means don’t do it or without doing it
• しなくて often connects to a reason or situation, like not doing it, and... / because you didn’t do it...

In this sentence:

• 出しっぱなしにしないで、しまってください = Don’t leave it out; please put it away

That is a request not to do one action, followed by a request to do another action.

So しないで is the natural form here.

A similar pattern is:

• そこに置かないで、箱に入れてください = Don’t leave it there; please put it in the box.

Because the speaker is giving two linked instructions:

1. Don’t leave the spoon out in the kitchen
2. Put it away in the drawer

The 〜ないで、〜てください pattern is very common for this kind of instruction:

• Aしないで、Bしてください
• Don’t do A; please do B instead

So the sentence is not just saying don’t leave it out. It also tells you what you should do instead.

No, it is fairly normal and polite.

The ending 〜てください is a standard polite request:

• しまってください = please put it away

The first half, しないで, is a direct don’t do that form, but in everyday family or household situations this is very natural.

So the overall tone is something like:

• Please don’t leave spoons out in the kitchen—put them away in the drawer.

It is more direct than very soft Japanese, but not rude by itself.

ください makes the request polite.

Without it:

• しまって can sound like a casual command or strong instruction, depending on tone

With it:

• しまってください = please put it away

So ください softens the instruction into a polite request.

Yes, in some situations, but the nuance is slightly different.

• しまう = put away into its proper place
• 片付ける = tidy up / put things in order / clean up

Since the sentence specifically says 引き出しに and names a storage place, しまってください fits very well because it emphasizes put it into the drawer.

If you said:

• 片付けてください

that would sound more like:

• Please clean it up / put it away properly

So しまう is more precise here.

Japanese often leaves out the subject when it is obvious from context.

In this sentence, the implied subject is naturally you:

• (あなたは) 台所にスプーンを出しっぱなしにしないで、引き出しにしまってください。

But saying あなたは would usually sound unnecessary, and sometimes even too direct.

Japanese commonly omits:

• the subject
• the object
• other information that the listener can understand from context

A fairly literal breakdown is:

• 台所に = in the kitchen
• スプーンを = the spoon
• 出しっぱなしにしないで = don’t leave it left out
• 引き出しに = in/into the drawer
• しまってください = please put it away

So a more literal English version would be something like:

• Don’t leave the spoon out in the kitchen; please put it away in the drawer.

The Japanese structure focuses on the state first:

• don’t make it be in the state of being left out

That is why 出しっぱなしにしないで may feel a little different from English at first.

っぱなし often adds a nuance of leaving something unattended, just leaving it that way, or carelessly not putting it back.

Compare:

• 出しっぱなしにしないで

  • Don’t leave it out like that
  • Often sounds like the problem is that it was taken out and then neglected

• 出しておかないで

  • Don’t keep it out / don’t leave it out
  • A bit more neutral as a description of the state

So 出しっぱなし often feels a little more like:

• don’t just leave it lying out

That nuance is very common with 〜っぱなし words.

It can be either, depending on context.

Japanese often does not mark singular vs. plural clearly.

So スプーン could mean:

• the spoon
• a spoon
• spoons

If this is said while looking at one spoon left out, it likely means that spoon.
If it is a general household rule, it may mean spoons in general.

The rest of the sentence does not force singular or plural, so context decides.