N31615/1669
行けない
expressionい adjectiveadjective (generic)
Meanings
- bad, wrong, naughty
- must not (do, be), should not, ought not to
- useless, no good, bad
- hopeless, beyond hope
- unfortunate, a shame, a pity
- unable to drink (alcohol)
- so as not to ..., so that ... (won't), in case ..., for fear that ..., lest ...
Learn in context
Example sentences
嘘をついてはいけない。
You must not tell lies.
ここでタバコを吸ってはいけませんよ。
You must not smoke here.
彼女が泣いているのを見て、かわいそうでいけなかった。
Seeing her cry, I felt so bad I couldn't stand it.
風邪を引かないように、外出するときは暖かくしないといけないよ。
You should keep yourself warm when going out so you don't catch a cold.
試験に遅刻してはいけないから、早めに家を出た。
I left home early so as not to be late for the exam.
Related words
Keep studying
More N3 words
床ゆか
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
View details実み
fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance
View details節ふし
joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node
View details文ぶん
sentence; composition, text, writings; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature; statement
View details値ね
price, cost; value, worth, merit
View details象ぞう
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
View details