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Vなくてもいいです (V-nakute mo ii desu) — don't have to

Saying you don't have to do something.

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

Verb Vない [い] + くてもいいです

Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

Meaning

"Don't have to / it's fine not to" — the opposite of なければなりません.

How to attach

Cut the い of the ない-form, add くても, then いいです: 来ない ──> 来なくて ──> 来なくてもいいです (you don't have to come).

Versus what you know

  • Compare with てもいいです (may) from Lesson 15 — there it was て-form + もいいです, here ない ➔ なくて + もいいです.
  • Both mean "even if …, it is fine".

Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

あした来なくてもいいです。

あしたこなくてもいいです。

You don't have to come tomorrow.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) あした ──> 来る (Group 3) ──> 来ない ──> [ - ❌ い ] [ + くて ] ──> 来なくて ──> [ + もいいです ] ──> You don't have to come tomorrow.

今日べんきょうしなくてもいいです。

きょうべんきょうしなくてもいいです。

You don't have to study today.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 今日 ──> べんきょうする ──> しない ──> [ - ❌ い ] [ + くて ] ──> しなくて ──> [ + もいいです ] ──> You don't have to study today.

ぜんぶ食べなくてもいいです。

ぜんぶたべなくてもいいです。

You don't have to eat everything.

How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) ぜんぶ (everything) ──> 食べる ──> 食べない ──> [ - ❌ い ] [ + くて ] ──> 食べなくて ──> [ + もいいです ] ──> You don't have to eat everything.

Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

Question: 1/3

'You don't have to come tomorrow'?

💡 Hint: nakutemo ii = don't have to

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