なくてもいい (naku temo ii)

Meaning

  1. need not

All JLPT 5 grammar : なくても良い(なくてもいい, naku temo ii), need not; (not) have to, [Expression]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
そんなに緊張しなくてもいいですよ。There’s no need to be that tense.
別に怖がらなくてもいいよ。何も彼は君に危害を与えようというのではないからね。There is no need to be frightened. He won’t harm you.
彼は翌日学校へ行かなくてもいいように、病気のふりをした。He pretended to be ill so that he could be absent from school.
彼は今日は学校へ行かなくてもいい。He doesn’t have to go to school today.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
緊張kinchoutension, nervousness
そんなsonnasuch
いいiigood
gaiinjury, harm, damage
betsudifferent, another
karehe, him
kimiyou, buddy, pal
naniwhat
gakulearning, scholarship
kispirit, mind, heart
病気byoukiillness, disease
学校gakkouschool
hiday, sun
今日konnichithis day, these days, recently

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
なに, なん, なに-what
ベツわか.れる, わ.けるseparate
フ,ホこわ.い, こわ.がる, お.じるdreadful, fearful
ガイharm, injury
かれ, かの, か.のhe, that, the
あぶ.ない, あや.うい, あや.ぶむdangerous, fear, uneasy
クンきみ, -ぎみmister, you, ruler
あた.える, あずか.る, くみ.するbestow, give, award
ガクまな.ぶstudy, learning, science
キ,ケいきspirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
コウ,キョウexam, school, printing, proof, correction
コウ,ギョウ,アンい.く, ゆ.く, -ゆ.きgoing, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank
ニチ,ジツひ, -び, -かday, sun, Japan, counter for days
ビョウ,ヘイや.む, -や.み, やまいill, sick
コン,キンいまnow

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