せねばならない；
せねばならぬ
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[exp]
- ought to do
- have to do
- must do
- feel obliged to
History:
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A 2025-08-30 21:24:13 Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...> (id#2347288) - Comments
ねばならない is tagged [sk] in the referenced entry
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@@ -12,2 +12 @@ -<xref type="see" seq="1632350">ねばならない</xref> -<xref type="see" seq="1632350">ねばならない</xref> +<xref type="see" seq="1632350">なければならない</xref>
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A 2013-05-19 21:49:46 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...> - Comments
not sure, but i don't think it's a contraction of that. just a classical form of しなければならない. す (classical form of する) -> せぬ (classical negative) -> せねば ('if not' form) + ならない. = this is likely better handled by adding ~ねば to the conjugation table
- Refs
eij
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@@ -16,0 +16,1 @@ +<gloss>feel obliged to</gloss>
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A* 2013-05-04 03:01:48 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> - Comments
Could this be a contraction of させなければならない? As the ref points out, there is the feeling of せざるをえない too.
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GG5: "生きている以上は何か仕事をせねばならない． So long as we live, we have to work in some way or other." "テロ行為には断固として対処せねばならない． Terrorism must be dealt with in no uncertain terms."
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@@ -7,0 +7,3 @@ +<r_ele> +<reb>せねばならぬ</reb> +</r_ele> @@ -8,1 +11,1 @@ -<pos>&n;</pos> +<pos>&exp;</pos> @@ -11,0 +14,2 @@ +<gloss>have to do</gloss> +<gloss>must do</gloss>
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A* 2013-05-03 10:33:36 Hendrik - Comments
"Word Search" only recognizes ねばならない, but since せ is irregular, i think it would be helpful to have the XREF in this case...
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