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PostPosted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 5:02 pm


I remember reading that it was a verb ending, in one of my grammar books, but I can't seem to find the passage in it now. What usage does it have in the Japanese language?

Example(Maria from iFUTURELIST):Nemurinasai itoshiki hito yo
Hikisakareta katayoku no hane
Ieru made

Hitomi tojita itoshiki hito yo
Kaerinasai watashi no mune e

Usure yuku hi ni futatabi
Ibuki wo ataetamae

Kono mi wo subete wo
Hikikae ni shite mo kuyamanu

Anata wo tada kono kaina de
Tsutsunde mamoritai

Katatoki sae hanare wa shinai to
Ima misora ni chikatte
PostPosted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 5:32 pm


Does this help?

Tae Kim
Using 「~なさい」 to make firm but polite requests
「なさい」 is a special honorific conjugation like 「する」. It is a soft yet firm way of issuing a command. It is used, for example, when a mother is scolding her child or when a teacher wants a delinquent student to pay attention. Unlike 「ください」, 「なさい」 only applies to positive verbs and uses the stem of the verb instead of the te-form. It also cannot be used by itself but must be attached to another verb.
Using 「なさい」 to make firm but polite requests
Conjugate the verb to its stem and attach 「なさい」
例) 食べる → 食べなさい
例) 飲む → 飲み → 飲みなさい
例) する → し → しなさい
Examples
(1) よく聞きなさい!- Listen well!
(2) ここに座りなさい。- Sit here.
You can also drop 「さい」 portion of the 「なさい」 to make a casual version of this grammar.
(1) まだいっぱいあるから、たくさん食べな。- There's still a lot, so eat a lot.
(2) それでいいと思うなら、そうしなよ。 - If you think that's fine, then go ahead and do it.

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