Learn Hardcore Japanese: wasuremono wo sinai you ni, dekakeru mae ni kaban no naka wo kakuninsimasu. - So that I do not forget anything, I check inside my bag before going out.

Word

忘わすれ物もの　を　しない　よう　に、　出でかける　前まえ　に　かばん　の　中なか　を　確認かくにんします。wasuremono o shinai you ni, dekakeru mae ni kaban no naka o kakuninshimasu.

Meaning

So that I do not forget anything, I check inside my bag before going out.

Part of speech

sentence

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Lesson 57

Breakdown of wasuremono o shinai you ni, dekakeru mae ni kaban no naka o kakuninshimasu.

をo

direct object particle

のno

possessive case particle

Questions & Answers about wasuremono o shinai you ni, dekakeru mae ni kaban no naka o kakuninshimasu.

What does 忘れ物をする mean literally, and why is する used with 忘れ物?

忘れ物 means a forgotten item or something left behind.

Japanese often makes verbs by combining a noun with する. So:

忘れ物 = forgotten thing
忘れ物をする = to have a forgotten item, meaning to leave something behind / forget something when going out

This is a natural Japanese expression. In English we usually say forget something or leave something behind, but Japanese commonly uses 忘れ物をする for that situation.

What does ～ように mean in 忘れ物をしないように?

Here, ～ように means so that... or in order to...

So:

忘れ物をしないように = so that I won’t forget anything
more naturally: to avoid forgetting something

This pattern is very common:

verb dictionary form + ように = so that ...
verb nai-form + ように = so that ... not / in order not to ...

Examples:

忘れないようにメモします。 = I make a note so that I won’t forget.
遅れないように早く出ます。 = I leave early so that I won’t be late.

Why is it しない and not しません before ように?