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JLPT N5ContractionSpoken
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ちゃいけないじゃいけないCasual prohibition

ちゃいけない and じゃいけない casually say that an action is not allowed. They are common spoken shortenings of the ordinary prohibition pattern.

Choosing between the two forms

First make the verb’s te-form. If it ends in , use ちゃいけない; if it ends in , use じゃいけない. Do not choose only from the verb-group label.

Everyday prohibitions

These forms often appear in warnings, advice, and rules stated during conversation.

ここでしゃしんっちゃいけないよ。

You can't take pictures here.

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くすりいちぜんんじゃいけない

You mustn't take all the medicine at once.

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しょかんおおきなこえはなしちゃいけません

You mustn't speak loudly in the library.

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The final ending is polite, but the shortening keeps the sentence conversational.

Do not confuse these patterns

てはいけない is the full form of the same prohibition and is better suited to careful writing. By contrast, ちゃう・じゃう is a different shortening associated with completion or regret. A dictionary-form verb followed by is a direct prohibitive command and normally sounds more abrupt.

More examples

どもだけでかわっちゃいけないよ。

Children mustn't go to the river by themselves.

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でんしゃなかさわいじゃいけない

You mustn't make a racket on the train.

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まだきずさわっちゃいけないよ。

You mustn't touch the wound yet.

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ここであそんじゃいけません

You mustn't play here.

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だいしょるいなくしちゃいけない

You mustn't lose the important documents.

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あかしんごうみちわたっちゃいけないよ。

You mustn't cross the road when the light is red.

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ちゃいけない・じゃいけない (chaikenai / jaikenai) – Casual prohibition