非(ひ)常(じょう)の() hijouno場(ば)合(あい) baaiは wa警(けい)察(さつ) keisatsuを o呼(よ)び() yobiなさい nasai。 In an emergency, call the police. Literal Emergency [possessive-の] case [topic-は] police [object-を] call [imperative-なさい]. 非常の場合 means 'in case of emergency.' ~なさい is the polite imperative — softer than the bare imperative but still a command. instructionssafety and danger~なさい (polite imperative)
非(ひ)常(じょう)の() hijouno場(ば)合(あい) baaiは wa警(けい)察(さつ) keisatsuを o呼(よ)び() yobiなさい nasai。 In an emergency, call the police. Literal Emergency [possessive-の] case [topic-は] police [object-を] call [imperative-なさい]. 非常の場合 means 'in case of emergency.' ~なさい is the polite imperative — softer than the bare imperative but still a command. instructionssafety and danger~なさい (polite imperative)