Which of the following statements applies to most countries.
a. くるまを うんてんする とき、おさけを のみます。
b. くるまを うんてんする とき、おさけを のまなければ なりません。
c. くるまを うんてんする とき、おさけを のんでは いけません。
d. くるまを うんてんする とき、おさけを のんでも いいです。
The answer is c.
Let’s have a look at the translation of each sentence.
a. ～ます: You drink alcohol when you drive a car.
b. ～なければ いけない/ならない: You must drink alcohol when you drive a car.
c. ～ては いけない/ならない: You must not drink alcohol when you drive a car.d. ～ても いい: You may (= are allowed to) drink alcohol when you drive a car.
For the pattern b: “must“, you need to change the verb to ～ない form first and change い to ければ ならない/なりません/いけない/いけません.
For the patterns c: “must not” and d: “may“, you need to change the verb into てform and add は いけない or も いい respectively.
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