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ざるを
得
え
な
い
Meanings
Adjective (い)
Expression
1. cannot help (doing); have no choice but to; am compelled to; am obliged to; it is incumbent upon (me) to
after the -nai stem of a verb
Alt. forms
ざるを
得
え
な
い
83%
ざるをえな
い
16%
Kanji used
得
gain
Used in: 119
Composed of
得
え
な
い
unable to...; cannot ...
Examples (1 in total)
大
おお
雨
あめ
のため、
私
わたし
たちはそこにとどま
ざるを
得
え
なかった
。
Because of the heavy rain, we were obliged to stay there.