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Meaning of ざるを得ない(ざるをえない) in Japanese

ざるを得ない
Kana Reading
ざるをえない
Romaji
zaruwoenai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Meaning
    cannot help (doing); have no choice but to; am compelled to; am obliged to; it is incumbent upon (me) to
    Example sentence
    日曜日に働かざるをえない同情する I feel for my father, who has to work on Sundays.

Examples of ざるを得ない, ざるをえない in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

11 strokes

gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit

On'Yomi: トク

Kun'Yomi: え.る, う.る

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