~てはいけない (must not)
grammar78 sentences
The prohibition pattern ~てはいけない (polite ~てはいけません, casual contraction ~ちゃいけない), 'must not do X / it's not allowed to do X.' Built from the te-form + the contrastive は + いけない ('won't do / no good'). Stronger than ~ないでください (please don't) — expresses a rule or firm prohibition rather than a request.