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せんといて

also: せんとき · しんといて · しんとき

Meanings

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expression

Kansai-ben negative request or mild command. Equivalent to しないで（ください） in standard Japanese. Used in casual speech among Kansai dialect speakers.

そんなことせんといて。
Don't do that (please).
心しん配ぱいせんといて。
Please don't worry.

Written forms

せんとき
Variant of せんといて used in some Kansai areas; same meaning.
しんといて
Alternate Kansai-ben form; しん instead of せん for the negative stem.
しんとき
Variant combining しん negative stem with とき ending.

Similar words

しないで
Standard Japanese equivalent; used across all regions and in both casual and polite contexts.
せんといてください
Politer Kansai-ben form with ください added; less common than the plain form.

Etymology

Kansai-ben contraction of せん (negative form of する) + といて (from ておいて, a softened request). The variants しんといて/しんとき use the alternative negative stem しん.