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Jirou Onishi
How do you express "I have to" in Japanese? ex. I have to eat/I have to go to the store, etc.
Nov 30, 2013 6:47 PM
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Hi, we have several way to say it. Usually it is translated 「〜しなければなりません(formal), / ~しなければならない(informal)」.
Ex.) I have to eat
(formal) たべなければなりません、たべなければいけません
(informal) たべなければならない、たべなければいけない、たべなきゃならない、たべなきゃいけない
*we also use たべなくては instead of たべなければ
I have to go
(formal) いかなければなりません、いかなければいけません
(informal) いかなければならない、いかなければいけない、いかなきゃならない、いかなきゃいけない
*いかなくては is also used.
the negative ways to say them (you must not) are :
たべてはいけません、たべてはいけない / いってはいけません、いってはいけない
I hope you aren't confused and this was helpful.
November 30, 2013
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Jirou Onishi
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