Japanese

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	The structure <strong>A + ~ないで + B</strong> means to do B <strong>without doing</strong> A.
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	It is used with a <strong>verb in the plain negative  form + ~で + a second verb</strong>.
	The second verb can be in any tense and can be either formal or informal.
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Without doing: ないで

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Word	お茶ちゃ　は、　牛ぎゅう乳にゅう　を　入いれないで　飲のみます。 otya ha, gyuunyuu wo irenaide nomimasu.
Meaning	As for tea, I drink it without putting any milk in.
Part of speech	sentence
Pronunciation

topic particle	は ha
to drink	飲のむ nomu
direct object particle	を wo
green tea	(お)茶ちゃ otya
honorific prefix	お o
to insert	入いれる ireru
without doing	〜ないで naide
(cow's) milk	牛ぎゅう乳にゅう gyuunyuu

Japanese

otya ha, gyuunyuu wo irenaide nomimasu.

Breakdown of otya ha, gyuunyuu wo irenaide nomimasu.

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