Vocabulary

What does 無くてはいけません (なくてはいけません, nakutehaikemasen) mean?

無くてはいけません (なくてはいけません, nakutehaikemasen) means cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary.

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Readingなくてはいけません
Romajinakutehaikemasen
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なくてはいけません
nakutehaikemasen

cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary

  1. 1expression cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary
  2. 2expression have to do

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