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今日の授業はいつもより短いから、そのプリントが終わらなくてもいい!
Today's class is shorter than usual, so it's ok if you don't finish that worksheet.
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家には誰もいないから、服を着なくてもいいでしょう!
There's no one in the house, so it's alright if I don't wear any clothes!
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お姉さんは頭がいいので全然勉強しなくてもよい。
My older sister is really smart, so she doesn't have to study.
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そんなに緊張しなくてもいいですよ。
There's no need to be that tense.
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彼は今日は学校にいかなくてもいい。
He doesn't have to go to school today.
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彼はこのことをし無くても良い。
He does not have to do this.
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私は日本語を勉強し無くても良いです。
I do not have to study Japanese.
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私は自分が言ったことについて謝らなくてもよい。
I don't have to apologize for what I said.
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あなたは速く走らなくてもよい。
You do not have to run fast.
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そんなに急がなくてもいいよ。間に合うから。
You don't need to rush so much. We'll make it.
Getting the sentences
Construction
(Elements in parentheses are optional.)
Basic Examples:
聞かなくてもいい (don't have to listen)
晴れじゃなくてもいい (it doesn't have to be clear)
静かじゃなくてもいい (don't have to be quiet)
安くなくてもいい (doesn't have to be cheap)
Related Expressions
Where this grammar is found
Genki II (2nd Edition): Chapter 17
Nihongo So-Matome N4 (日本語総まとめ): 第2週 1日目
新完全マスター文法 N4: 第1部 6課
JLPT N4 / Intermediate: Verb Endings
Nihongo So-Matome N4 (日本語総まとめ): 第2週 1日目
新完全マスター文法 N4: 第1部 6課
JLPT N4 / Intermediate: Verb Endings
User notes
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In colloquial speech, people quite often drop the も particle. For example, 飲まなくてもいいですか [Is it ok not to drink (it)?] will often be shortened to 飲まなくていいですか or 飲まなくていい?
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