Sunday, April 9, 2017

grammar - Why is it なくて and not ないで



お金が足りなくて、本が買えませんでした。




Shouldn't it be:



お金が足りないで、本が買えませんでした。




Answer



ないで doesn't stand for reason/cause (but a condition without the object). Now, in this example, shortage of money is the reason why you couldn't buy the book. So, you can't use it.


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