TAKOBOTO

Vte, (te-form verb + contrastative ha wa)
Don't die! (Lit: Your dying would be terrible)

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しんじゃ、ダメ！

Don't die! (Lit: your dying would be terrible)

おとしてはまずい。

Dropping (this) would be unwise.

じゃ、またらいしゅう！

Well (Let's stop here), see you next week!

Note this form shortens in a similar way to てしまう。
ては→ちゃ
では→じゃ

Amatuka

Formed from te-form verb + ha (wa)

Vte = te-form verb

Amatuka

The first sentence is the same as 死んではいけない/ならい:
You must not die!

anon

I'm sorry, but what is the exact usage of this phrasing?

anon

I read somewhere that the te form is considered a noun. I find that a useful thing to keep in mind in cases like this ては...

yookoso

I guess this just means "doing (this) would be..."

The two examples given (だめ、まずい）are negative. Can this be used positively?
例：行っては素晴らしい。
行っちゃ素晴らしい。

ljfurlong