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What is the difference between 触れてはいけない and 触れなくてはいけない ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between 触れてはいけない and 触れなくてはいけない ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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28 Feb 2022
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the former means that you my not touch (it) whereas the latter means that you must touch (it).
なくてはいけないis double negation, so it turns out positive.
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触れてはいけない
don't touch it
触れなくてはいけない
you must touch it
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the former means that you my not touch (it) whereas the latter means that you must touch (it).
なくてはいけないis double negation, so it turns out positive.
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