Definition of せざるを得ない (せざるをえない)

せざるを得ない

せざるをえない

sezaruwoenai

expression, adjective
cannot avoid doing, cannot help but (do), is compelled to do, (feel) obliged to (do), has to do
See also:ざる
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
せざるを得ない
せざるをえない
sezaruwoenai
せざるを得ないです
せざるをえないです
sezaruwoenaidesu
せざるを得なくない
せざるをえなくない
sezaruwoenakunai
せざるを得なくありません
せざるをえなくありません
sezaruwoenakuarimasen

せざるを得なくないです
せざるをえなくないです
sezaruwoenakunaidesu
Past Indicative - Perfective, past-tense
せざるを得なかった
せざるをえなかった
sezaruwoenakatta
せざるを得なかったです
せざるをえなかったです
sezaruwoenakattadesu
せざるを得なくなかった
せざるをえなくなかった
sezaruwoenakunakatta
せざるを得なくありませんでした
せざるをえなくありませんでした
sezaruwoenakuarimasendeshita

せざるを得なくなかったです
せざるをえなくなかったです
sezaruwoenakunakattadesu
Volitional - We will.., We intend to.., Lets..
せざるを得なかろう
せざるをえなかろう
sezaruwoenakarou
Presumptive - Probably.. Maybe..
せざるを得ないだろう
せざるをえないだろう
sezaruwoenaidarou
te-form
せざるを得なくて
せざるをえなくて
sezaruwoenakute
Adverb
せざるを得なく
せざるをえなく
sezaruwoenaku
Provisional - Hypothetical conditional, If (hypothetical)..
せざるを得なければ
せざるをえなければ
sezaruwoenakereba
せざるを得なくなければ
せざるをえなくなければ
sezaruwoenakunakereba
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 50 results)

If you say that you cannot help doing something, you mean you cannot prevent or avoid it

I'm not sure why they were forced to close the restaurant

わた
私たち
へい
平和な
せいかつ
生活
もと
求める
せんそう
戦争
はんたい
反対
If we want a peaceful life, we cannot help objecting to war

I cannot but object to his opinion as to the matter

Because the ice became soft, we had to call off the ice-skating party

びょうき
病気の
かれ
かいごう
会合
えん
延期
Because of his illness, he was forced to put off the meeting

かのじょ
彼女
ろうじん
老人
けっこん
結婚
She was obliged to marry the old man

I cannot but regret the time wasted in this discussion

しゅうにゅう
収入
ひく
低い
けんやく
倹約
A small income obliges us to thrift

How awful to reflect that what people say of us is true

ゆき
わた
私たち
しゅっぱ
出発
えん
延期
The snow compelled us to put off our departure

Bad weather forced us to call off the picnic

けん
試験
ため
為に
わた
いっしょうけんめ
一生懸命
べんきょ
勉強
The examination compelled me to study hard

わた
けっこん
結婚
はんたい
反対
I can't help opposing the marriage

わた
かれ
彼の
ていあん
提案
はんたい
反対
I cannot but object to his proposal

I was compelled to cancel the plan

I couldn't but be irritated with you

われわれ
我々
かれ
ゆう
勇気
そんけい
尊敬
We cannot help respecting his courage

かれ
ぶん
自分
うんめい
運命
まんぞく
満足
He could not help being satisfied with his lot

I could not but feel disappointed at hearing the news
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