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ざるをえない
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%
Used in: 37
Composed of
unable to...; cannot ...
Examples (1 in total)
Because of the heavy rain, we were obliged to stay there.