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〜ずに: Japanese grammar explained

~zu ni — "without doing …" (written equivalent of 〜ないで).

Structure

Verb(nai-stem)+ずに

Examples

  • 朝ご飯を食べずに出かけました。

    あさごはんをたべずにでかけました。

    I went out without eating breakfast.

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