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

hiragana character

kanji

adnominal

adverb

auxiliary

conjunction

compound

i-adjective

interjection

noun

na-adjective

numeral

particle

case particle

conjunctive particle

discourse particle

prefix

pronoun

suffix

verb

sentence

hiragana writing

kanji writing

kanji component

reading vocabulary

katakana writing

katakana character

godan - group 1

itidan - group 2

group 3

transitive

intransitive

proper noun

discourse

phrase

expression

Word	持もつ motu
Meaning	to carry; to have
Part of speech	verb, godan - group 1, transitive
Pronunciation

Japanese

motu

Breakdown of motu

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Usages of motu

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