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<entry eid="1999909" stat="A" corpus="jmdict" type="jmdict"> <ent_corp type="jmdict">jmdict</ent_corp> <ent_seq>2215310</ent_seq> <k_ele> <keb>なくても良い</keb> </k_ele> <k_ele> <keb>無くても良い</keb> </k_ele> <r_ele> <reb>なくてもいい</reb> </r_ele> <r_ele> <reb>なくてもよい</reb> </r_ele> <sense> <pos>&exp;</pos> <misc>&uk;</misc> <s_inf>after neg. stem of verb or adjective, expressing absence of obligation or necessity</s_inf> <gloss>need not</gloss> <gloss>(not) have to</gloss> </sense> <sense> <pos>&exp;</pos> <xref type="see" seq="1529520" sno="1" xk="無い">無い[1]</xref> <misc>&uk;</misc> <gloss>need not have</gloss> <gloss>need not exist</gloss> </sense> <history> <audit time="2007-10-06 00:00:00" stat="A"> <upd_detl>Entry created</upd_detl> </audit> <audit time="2013-02-17 22:51:47" stat="A"> <upd_uid>rene</upd_uid> <upd_name>Rene Malenfant</upd_name> <upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email> <upd_diff>@@ -18,1 +18,2 @@ -&lt;gloss&gt;(after neg. stem of verb) need not (verb)&lt;/gloss&gt; +&lt;s_inf&gt;after neg. stem of verb&lt;/s_inf&gt; +&lt;gloss&gt;need not (verb)&lt;/gloss&gt; @@ -24,1 +25,1 @@ -&lt;xref type="see" seq="1529520"&gt;無い&lt;/xref&gt; +&lt;xref type="see" seq="1529520"&gt;無い・1&lt;/xref&gt;</upd_diff> </audit> <audit time="2015-05-29 21:52:50" stat="A" unap="true"> <upd_diff>@@ -17,0 +18 @@ +&lt;misc&gt;&amp;uk;&lt;/misc&gt; @@ -25,0 +27 @@ +&lt;misc&gt;&amp;uk;&lt;/misc&gt;</upd_diff> </audit> <audit time="2015-05-29 22:22:03" stat="A"> <upd_uid>rene</upd_uid> <upd_name>Rene Malenfant</upd_name> <upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email> </audit> <audit time="2019-03-05 23:24:58" stat="A" unap="true"> <upd_name>Robin Scott</upd_name> <upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email> <upd_detl>Do we need this? I'm not fond of entries that are essentially just grammar points. Also, this is used with adjectives as well as verbs.</upd_detl> </audit> <audit time="2019-03-08 10:54:40" stat="A"> <upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid> <upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name> <upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email> <upd_detl>I think it can stay.</upd_detl> <upd_refs>GG5, RP, 35 example sentences. なくても良い 554559 無くても良い 28346 なくてもよい 245130 なくてもいい 2339045</upd_refs> <upd_diff>@@ -11 +11 @@ -&lt;reb&gt;なくてもよい&lt;/reb&gt; +&lt;reb&gt;なくてもいい&lt;/reb&gt; @@ -14 +14 @@ -&lt;reb&gt;なくてもいい&lt;/reb&gt; +&lt;reb&gt;なくてもよい&lt;/reb&gt; @@ -19,2 +19,2 @@ -&lt;s_inf&gt;after neg. stem of verb&lt;/s_inf&gt; -&lt;gloss&gt;need not (verb)&lt;/gloss&gt; +&lt;s_inf&gt;after neg. stem of verb, expressing absence of obligation or necessity&lt;/s_inf&gt; +&lt;gloss&gt;need not&lt;/gloss&gt; @@ -22 +21,0 @@ -&lt;gloss&gt;expressing absence of obligation or necessity&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff> </audit> <audit time="2019-03-08 18:13:36" stat="A"> <upd_uid>robin1354</upd_uid> <upd_name>Robin Scott</upd_name> <upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email> <upd_diff>@@ -19 +19 @@ -&lt;s_inf&gt;after neg. stem of verb, expressing absence of obligation or necessity&lt;/s_inf&gt; +&lt;s_inf&gt;after neg. stem of verb or adjective, expressing absence of obligation or necessity&lt;/s_inf&gt;</upd_diff> </audit> </history> </entry>