Breakdown of asagohan o tabenaide kusuri o nomu to, hakike ga surukoto ga arimasu.
をo
direct object particle
飲むnomu
to drink
食べるtaberu
to eat
とto
conditional particle
Questions & Answers about asagohan o tabenaide kusuri o nomu to, hakike ga surukoto ga arimasu.
How is this sentence put together?
A useful breakdown is:
- 朝ご飯を食べないで = without eating breakfast
- 薬を飲むと = if/when you take medicine
- 吐き気がすることがあります = nausea may happen / you may feel nauseous sometimes
So the overall structure is:
- [Condition] 朝ご飯を食べないで薬を飲むと
- [Result] 吐き気がすることがあります
A very natural English rendering is:
- If you take medicine without eating breakfast, you may feel nauseous.
What does 食べないで mean here?
Here, ないで means without doing something.
So:
- 食べる = to eat
- 食べない = do not eat
- 食べないで = without eating
In this sentence, 朝ご飯を食べないで means:
- without eating breakfast
- or not eating breakfast and then...
It connects to the next action, 薬を飲む.
Why is it 食べないで and not 食べなくて?
