Decoded Slug: ～ずに (〜zu ni)
Japanese JLPT Grammar Point
～ずに (〜zu ni)
～ずに (〜zu ni)
Short explanation:
Express 'without doing' something or 'not doing' something.
Formation:
Verb-ない form (Remove ない) + ずに
Examples:
彼は笑わずに話を聞いていました。
Kare wa warawazu ni hanashi wo kiiteimashita.
He was listening to the story without laughing.
食べずに寝るのは良くないです。
Tabe zu ni neru no wa yokunai desu.
It's not good to go to bed without eating.
コーヒーを飲まずに仕事を始めました。
Koohii wo nomazu ni shigoto wo hajimemashita.
I started working without drinking coffee.
誰にも言わずに出かけました。
Dare ni mo iwazu ni dekakemashita.
I went out without telling anyone.
Long explanation:
The ～ずに grammar point is used to express the meaning of not doing something or doing an action without doing another action. It is similar to the negative form of ～て form (～ないで) but ～ずに is considered to be more formal.
