GI04 · So as not to: 〜ないように

Before you start

The sentences use words you already know, up to the intermediate level, in kanji with furigana, and assume elementary grammar.

This lesson assumes what you saw in the earlier ones. If something feels shaky, go back to it:

• GI01say something is excessive
• GI02say whether something is easy or hard to do
• GI03say what you do something for

What you learn

〜ないように、〜

• ようにso that

ように after the ない-form says what you want to avoid: わすれないように、ノートに かきます (I write it down so I won't forget). Unlike ために, it goes with things you don't fully control (forgetting, putting on weight, being late).

• 忘わすれないように、ノートに 書かきます。wasurenai you ni, nooto ni kakimasu.I write it in my notebook so I won't forget.
• 体重たいじゅうが 増ふえないように、運動うんどうを します。taijuu ga fuenai you ni, undou o shimasu.I exercise so as not to put on weight.
• 薬くすりを 忘わすれないように、毎日まいにち 確認かくにんを します。kusuri o wasurenai you ni, mainichi kakunin o shimasu.I check every day so I won't forget my medicine.
• 会議かいぎに 遅おくれないように、電車でんしゃを 調しらべます。kaigi ni okurenai you ni, densha o shirabemasu.I check the trains so as not to be late for the meeting.
• 資料しりょうを 捨すてないように、注意ちゅうい して ください。shiryou o sutenai you ni, chuui shite kudasai.Be careful not to throw the materials away.
• 約束やくそくを 忘わすれないように、予定よていに 書かきます。yakusoku o wasurenai you ni, yotei ni kakimasu.I write it in my schedule so I won't forget the appointment.

Practice

A short text with words and grammar you already know; kanji carry their reading above. Read it and answer.