Vocabulary

What does ざるを得ない (ざるをえない, zaruwoenai) mean?

ざるを得ない (ざるをえない, zaruwoenai) means have to; have no choice but to; cannot help (doing).

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Readingざるをえない
Romajizaruwoenai
Part of speechexpression, i-adjective
ざるをえない
zaruwoenai

have to; have no choice but to; cannot help (doing)

  1. 1expression · aux-adj · i-adjective have to; have no choice but to; cannot help (doing)

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