tosyokan de ookina koe wo dasite ha ikemasen.

Questions & Answers about tosyokan de ookina koe wo dasite ha ikemasen.

Why is used after 図書館?

marks the place where an action happens.

  • 図書館で = in/at the library (where the action takes place)

Here, the action is 声を出す (to make/use a voice, in this context to speak loudly / make loud noise), so is the natural particle.

Compare:

  • 図書館で勉強します = I study at the library
  • 図書館に行きます = I go to the library

So:

  • often marks destination
  • often marks location of an action
Why is it 大きな声 and not 大きい声?

Both 大きな声 and 大きい声 are possible, but they are used a little differently.

  • 大きい is a normal い-adjective
  • 大きな is a special form that can only come before a noun

So:

  • 大きい声 = a loud voice
  • 大きな声 = a loud voice

In many cases, both sound natural. 大きな can sometimes feel a bit more descriptive or stylistic, but for learners, the important point is:

  • 大きな + noun
  • 大きい can be used both before a noun and at the end of a sentence:
    • 大きい声
    • 声が大きい

But 大きな cannot end the sentence by itself:

  • natural: 大きいです
  • not natural: 大きなです
What does 声を出す literally mean?

Literally, 声を出す means to put out / produce a voice.

Breakdown:

  • = voice
  • = marks the direct object
  • 出す = to put out, take out, produce

So 声を出す means:

  • to speak
  • to raise one’s voice
  • to make a sound with one’s voice

In this sentence, because of 大きな, it means something like:

  • to speak in a loud voice
  • to make loud vocal noise

This is a very common Japanese expression.

Why is used after ?

Because is the direct object of 出す.

In 声を出す, the thing being produced is the voice, so it takes .

This is similar to other verb-object combinations:

  • 音を出す = to make a sound
  • 結果を出す = to produce results
  • ゴミを出す = to put out the trash

So 声を出す is a set phrase where naturally takes .

What does 出してはいけません mean grammatically?

This is a very common grammar pattern for prohibition:

  • て-form + はいけません = must not ... / may not ...

So:

  • 出して = the て-form of 出す
  • はいけません = it is not allowed / it won’t do

Together:

  • 出してはいけません = you must not produce/use...
  • here: you must not speak in a loud voice

This pattern is very important:

  • ここで食べてはいけません = You must not eat here.
  • 入ってはいけません = You must not enter.
  • 話してはいけません = You must not talk.
Why is there a after the て-form?

In てはいけません, the is part of the fixed grammar pattern.

The full pattern is:

  • verb-て + は + いけません

Examples:

  • 食べてはいけません
  • 見てはいけません
  • 入ってはいけません

Historically and grammatically, the adds contrast/emphasis, but for learners it is best to treat てはいけません as one set pattern meaning must not do.

In casual speech, ては is often pronounced:

  • ちゃ after -te
  • じゃ after -de

For example:

  • 食べてはいけません → casual contraction: 食べちゃいけない
  • 読んではいけません読んじゃいけない
Why is the verb in the て-form instead of plain 出す?

Because the prohibition pattern requires the て-form:

  • verb-てはいけません

So the dictionary form 出す changes to 出して.

Conjugation:

  • 出す出して

Then add the pattern:

  • 出してはいけません

You cannot say:

  • 声を出すはいけません

because はいけません does not attach directly to the dictionary form like that.

Could this sentence also be said as 図書館で大きな声で話してはいけません?

Yes, that is also natural.

Compare the two:

  • 大きな声を出してはいけません
  • 大きな声で話してはいけません

The second one is more explicitly do not speak in a loud voice because it uses 話す (to speak).

The original sentence, 声を出す, is slightly broader and can suggest making loud vocal noise in general, not just conversational speech.

So:

  • 大きな声で話す = to speak loudly
  • 大きな声を出す = to raise one’s voice / make loud vocal noise

Both are natural in the context of a library.

What is the role of 大きな in this sentence? Is it modifying 出して?

No. 大きな modifies .

Structure:

  • 図書館で = in the library
  • 大きな声を = a loud voice
  • 出してはいけません = must not produce/use

So the noun phrase is:

  • 大きな声 = loud voice

It does not describe the verb directly. Japanese often uses a noun phrase like this where English might use an adverb:

  • Japanese: 大きな声を出す
  • English: speak loudly
Is いけません the same as だめです?

They are similar, but not exactly the same in tone.

  • てはいけません = must not; not allowed
  • てはだめです = you must not; don’t do that

Both can often be translated the same way.

Examples:

  • 入ってはいけません
  • 入ってはだめです

Differences:

  • いけません can sound a bit more formal or rule-like
  • だめです can sound a bit more conversational

In signs, instructions, schools, and polite rules, いけません is very common.

There is also:

  • てはなりません

This sounds even more formal or stiff.

Is this sentence a general rule, or is it speaking directly to you?

It is usually understood as a general rule or instruction, but in practice it applies to the listener/reader.

Japanese often leaves out the subject, especially in rules and signs.

So instead of saying:

  • あなたは図書館で大きな声を出してはいけません

Japanese simply says:

  • 図書館で大きな声を出してはいけません

This sounds more natural. It means something like:

  • One must not speak loudly in the library
  • You must not speak loudly in the library

depending on context.

What is the basic word order of this sentence?

The basic order is:

  • place + で
  • object + を
  • verb
  • grammar ending

So:

  • 図書館で = in the library
  • 大きな声を = a loud voice
  • 出してはいけません = must not produce/use

Japanese usually puts the main verb at the end, so the sentence builds up to the prohibition.

A rough literal order in English would be:

  • In the library, a loud voice, you must not produce

That sounds unnatural in English, but it shows the Japanese structure well.

Can 図書館 be read as としょかん?

Yes.

  • 図書館 = としょかん = library

Full reading of the sentence:

  • としょかん で おおきな こえ を だして は いけません。

A natural spoken flow would be:

  • としょかんで おおきなこえを だしてはいけません。

In normal speech, the spaces are not actually present; they are just there to help learners read the sentence.

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