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jmdict 2060970 Active (id: 2211142)
<entry>
<ent_seq>2060970</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>ざるを得ない</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>ざるをえない</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&exp;</pos>
<pos>&adj-i;</pos>
<s_inf>after the -nai stem of a verb</s_inf>
<gloss>have to</gloss>
<gloss>have no choice but to</gloss>
<gloss>cannot help (doing)</gloss>
<gloss>be compelled to</gloss>
<gloss>be obliged to</gloss>
<gloss>be forced to</gloss>
</sense>
</entry>



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