The prohibitive form is a strong (and impolite!) way of telling someone to not to do something. For example:
This form is often used on warning labels, e.g. on laundry detergent bottles telling you not to drink their contents (even if the liquid inside looks tasty!). You can roughly think of it as the inverse of the imperative form.
| Kind | Plain | Conjugated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-dan | 見る | ⟶ | 見るな |
| 5-dan, す | 殺す | ⟶ | 殺すな |
| 5-dan, ぶ | 呼ぶ | ⟶ | 呼ぶな |
| 5-dan, ぐ | 泳ぐ | ⟶ | 泳ぐな |
| 5-dan, く | 書く | ⟶ | 書くな |
| 5-dan, む | 読む | ⟶ | 読むな |
| 5-dan, ぬ | 死ぬ | ⟶ | 死ぬな |
| 5-dan, る | 走る | ⟶ | 走るな |
| 5-dan, つ | 待つ | ⟶ | 待つな |
| 5-dan, う | 使う | ⟶ | 使うな |
| irregular | 行く | ⟶ | 行くな |
| irregular | 来る | ⟶ | 来るな |
| irregular | ⟶ | するな |