Definition of ざるを得ない (ざるをえない)

ざるを得ない

ざるをえない

zaruwoenai

expression, adjective
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)
Related Kanji
gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit
Conjugations
adjective
Plain
Polite
Negative
Negative (Polite)
Present Indicative - Non-past, present and future tense
ざるを得ない
ざるをえない
zaruwoenai
ざるを得ないです
ざるをえないです
zaruwoenaidesu
ざるを得なくない
ざるをえなくない
zaruwoenakunai
ざるを得なくありません
ざるをえなくありません
zaruwoenakuarimasen

ざるを得なくないです
ざるをえなくないです
zaruwoenakunaidesu
Past Indicative - Perfective, past-tense
ざるを得なかった
ざるをえなかった
zaruwoenakatta
ざるを得なかったです
ざるをえなかったです
zaruwoenakattadesu
ざるを得なくなかった
ざるをえなくなかった
zaruwoenakunakatta
ざるを得なくありませんでした
ざるをえなくありませんでした
zaruwoenakuarimasendeshita

ざるを得なくなかったです
ざるをえなくなかったです
zaruwoenakunakattadesu
Volitional - We will.., We intend to.., Lets..
ざるを得なかろう
ざるをえなかろう
zaruwoenakarou
Presumptive - Probably.. Maybe..
ざるを得ないだろう
ざるをえないだろう
zaruwoenaidarou
te-form
ざるを得なくて
ざるをえなくて
zaruwoenakute
Adverb
ざるを得なく
ざるをえなく
zaruwoenaku
Provisional - Hypothetical conditional, If (hypothetical)..
ざるを得なければ
ざるをえなければ
zaruwoenakereba
ざるを得なくなければ
ざるをえなくなければ
zaruwoenakunakereba
Please note: These conjugation tables are auto-generated, and some forms may not be relevant or in normal usage for this word. If you find any errors please send feedback.
Example sentences(showing 1-20 of 77 results)

しんこう
信仰
もんだい
問題
かん
考える
、30
ねんだい
年代
せいおう
西欧
きょうさんしゅぎ
共産主義
れんあい
恋愛
The problem of faith brings us to the Thirties and the Western love-affair with communism

けいやくしょ
契約書
しょめい
署名
わた
ねんかん
年間
はた
働か
By signing the contract, I committed myself to working there for another five years

I didn't want to go, but she had been so kind to me that I couldn't but accept the invitation

よる
まんいん
満員
おそ
遅い
きゃ
なんにん
何人か
こと
断ら
Fully booked for the night, the hotel had to turn away some late guests

I cannot but give up my brother for lost

しゃちょ
社長
はんたい
反対
われわれ
我々
けいかく
計画
We are subject to change our plans if the president disagrees

We could not but give him up for dead

His story was so funny that everyone could not help laughing

I can not but admit the truth of your remarks

ぼく
にちよう
日曜日
はた
働か
ちち
どうじょ
同情
I feel for my father, who has to work on Sundays

I can not help laughing to see him dance

かれ
しょうば
商売
しっぱい
失敗
いえ
His failure in business compelled him to sell his house

I didn't want his help, but I had to accept it

The delay forced us to stay overnight in an expensive hotel

I could not but laugh at the joke

He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing

I could not but think that he had died

There's nothing I can do but give up the idea of going abroad

They have to live on his small income

われわれ
我々
かれ
もんだい
問題
まか
任せ
We had no choice but to leave the matter to him
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