# 220 Learn Japanese【ざるを得ない】cannot help (doing); have no choice but to - N2 Grammar -

#JLPT #LearnJapanese #StudyJapanese In this video, you will learn the grammar of【ざるを得ない】cannot help (doing); have no choice but to. =============================================== ◆Patreon◆ ⇒  / maasasensei   ◆Discord - please join the community!! ◆   / discord   ◆Facebook◆ ⇒  / masasenseijapaneselesson   ◆Instagram◆ ⇒  / masasensei   ⇒@masasensei ◆Tiktok◆ ⇒@masasensei ◆italki◆ If you would like to have an online lesson, please register from here! https://www.italki.com/teacher/3243745 ◆Podcast◆ https://open.spotify.com/show/5Vgrjvb... =============================================== ◆Let's also Review◆ １．【～わけにはいかない 】must not, cannot afford to, can’t very well    • # 190 Learn Japanese【～わけにはいかない 】must not, ...   ２．【おそれがある】it is feared that; to be in danger of; to be liable to    • # 197 Learn Japanese【おそれがある】it is feared t...   ３．【～(の)かわりに、にかわって、にかわり】on behalf of, instead of, as a substitute for-    • # 145 Learn Japanese【～(の)かわりに、にかわって、にかわり】o...   ４．【ようがない / ようもない】no way to; it’s impossible to    • # 205 Learn Japanese【ようがない / ようもない】no way ...   ５．【～せいで】because of / due to / on account of    • # 180 Learn Japanese【～せいで】because of / due...   =============================================== ざるを得ない cannot help (doing); have no choice but to ないform – ない + ざるを得ない Exception: しない=せざるを得ない ざるを得ない is used when you want to say, "I have no choice but to do" even though you don't really want to do it, because of the situation around you.　 （嫌だけど）～ないといけない、～なければならない 〇 ２時に待ち合わせがあるので、今家を出なければならない △ ２時に待ち合わせがあるので、今家を出ざるを得ない。 I have to leave the house now because I have an appointment at 2 o'clock. 〜ないわけにはいかない VS 〜ざるを得ない ないform + わけにはいかない means “must, have no choice but to” It means “ I have to do something under certain circumstances / due to some reason you have no choice but do something”. 「断らないわけにはいかない」＝断らなければならない 「食べないわけにはいかない」＝食べなければならない ざるを得ない means “must, have no choice but to” It means “I don't want to do something, but I absolutely have to do it in an unavoidable situation.” ○今日の飲み会は断らないわけにはいかない I have to decline today's drinking party. ○今日の飲み会は断らざるを得ない I have to decline today's drinking party (even though I don’t want to). ○どんなにお金がなくても、食べないわけにはいかない。 No matter how little money you have, you can't help but eat (because I need it to live). ×どんなにお金がなくても、食べざるを得ない。 No matter how little money you have, you can't help but eat (even though you don’t want to). 骨折している恐れがあるので、病院へ行かざるを得ない。 I have no choice but to go to the hospital because there is a fear that I may have broken a bone. 山田先生が風邪で休みなので、私が代わりに教えざるを得ない。 Mr. Yamada is absent due to a cold, so I have no choice but to teach on behalf of him. 猫を飼いたいが、マンションではペット禁止なのであきらめざるを得ない。 I want to own a cat, but I have no choice but to give up because pets are prohibited in my apartment. If ざるを得ない is used in the middle of a sentence, it becomes: ないform - ない + ざるを得ず、 Exception: しない = せざるを得ず、 今日は残業せざるを得ず、飲み会には間に合いようがない。 I have no choice but to work overtime today, and there is no way I can make it in time for the drinking party. 台風のせいで明日の運動会は中止にせざるを得ず、生徒たちは残念がっている。 Tomorrow's sports day has no choice but to be cancelled because of the typhoon, and the students are disappointed. 先月から店の商品の値上げをせざるを得ず、お客さんが減る一方だ。 Since last month, I have had no choice but to raise the prices of my store's products, and the number of customers continues to decrease.