心配するな。

[derick78b]

Hello guys,


I found it in a website: 心配するな。 Meaning: "Don't worry."
I only didn't understand the use for な.
When I put する, in this case, does it transform 心配 in a verb?

Thank you.

 

[charusu]

Adding the verb suru to some nouns makes them usable as verbs - for example,ai means 'love' (sorry I'm on my work computer with no Japanese support), ai suru means 'to love' - adding na to the end of the dictionary form of a verb makes it a negative command.

 

[Toritoribe]

愛する is a bit special and might not be appropriate for an example of -suru verbs.;-)
Many -suru verbs like 心配する conjugate as an irregular verb, but 愛する is considered to be in the process of "godanization". For instance, the negative form is 愛さない and not 愛しない.

 

[charusu]

Wow Toritoribe-san, I had no idea about the "godanization" - great to know! What are other verbs undergo this "godanization"? Is there a pattern?

 

[Toritoribe]

Yes, some single kanji stem -suru verbs have this tendency, just like 属する, 訳する, 対する, 期する,,,. But this change doesn't occur on ん or っ ending stem verbs.
e.g.
反する[はんする] --> 反しない
接する[せっする] --> 接しない

It's safe to choose compound kanji stem verbs as an example of -suru verbs.

 

[charusu]

Makes sense, thanks!

 

[derick78b]

Makes sense, thanks!

Thank you all but I still don't understand the な and how can this な mean a negative form.

Can anyone, please, explain this to me?


Thank you once more.

 

[charusu]

Dude it's just a fact, perhaps one of the godfathers can give some etymology, but dictionary form plus な is the plain negative imperative. 食べるな(Don't eat.), 行くな(Don't go.), et cetera.

 

[derick78b]

Dude it's just a fact, perhaps one of the godfathers can give some etymology, but dictionary form plus な is the plain negative imperative. 食べるな(Don't eat.), 行くな(Don't go.), et cetera.

Oh, I didn't know that!


Thank you very very much.

 

[nice gaijin]

it's maybe important to note that this negative command is emphatic, and would only be appropriate when speaking to someone at or below your level in the social hierarchy.

 

[charusu]

A very nice point nice-gaijin-san, would -ないで下さい be more appropriate in more formal situations? 行かないで下さい, for example.

 

[Mike Cash]

It would be more appropriate (along with several other choices) in ANY situation other than one where the speaker is CLEARLY in a socially superior situation AND doesn't have to give any thought to how the other person may not like being ordered around. It is a negative command form, plain and simple. If you find yourself using it, you have chosen to forego a number of more considerate options.

 

[Mataeka]

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