見てないで

instead of watching, stop watching and

→ 見る

見 see; look at + て Te-form (conjunctive form) + ない Negation + で Conjunctive marker

verb · informal Rare #36,340

instead of watching, stop watching and A conversational contraction of 見ていないで, often used to tell someone to stop watching and do something else.

JA: テレビを見てないで、手伝って。

EN: Stop watching TV and help me.

Conjugation of 見る

Imperative

Don’t just stand there watching.

— 動くな、死ね、甦れ！ (1990)

Stop watching porn and get to work.

— JUNO／ジュノ (2007)

Stop watching TV all the time and study!

Stop watching TV and go play outside.

Don't just stand there—do something!

— 動くな、死ね、甦れ！ (1990)