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Grammar › N4 · 03 Obligation, advice & negatives

〜なくてもいい: do not have to

N4 · 03 Obligation, advice & negatives

Says that it is not necessary to do something.

ない-form: drop い, add くてもいい. Also 〜なくてもかまわない, 〜なくてもよい. Do not confuse it with 〜てはいけない (forbidden). Often a kind reassurance.

Examples

You do not have to come today.

You do not have to eat it all, okay?

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