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jmdict 2246770 Active (id: 1047640)
せざる得ない
せざるえない
1. [exp,adj-i]
▶ cannot avoid doing
▶ cannot help but (do)
▶ is compelled to do
▶ (feel) obliged to (do)
▶ has to do
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2098050 ざる 1. not; un-
  ⇒ see: 1006510 せざるを得ない 1. cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do

Conjugations


History:
6. A 2010-10-31 00:42:08  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
but it can quite easily be extended to do so.  there's absolutely no reason to do 
all these by hand
5. A* 2010-10-30 19:09:13  Scott
  Comments:
looking here: http://www.edrdg.org/wiki/index.php/Verbpos

It seems that adj-i will not be added by the script.
4. A* 2010-10-30 19:00:54  Scott
  Comments:
Does the script also cover expressions missing adj-i ?
3. A 2010-10-30 18:48:38  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
didn't we agree that there was going to be a script to do all of these?
2. A* 2010-10-30 18:46:32  Scott
  Diff:
@@ -12,0 +12,1 @@
+<pos>&adj-i;</pos>
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