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[exp]
▶ ought to do ▶ have to do ▶ must do ▶ feel obliged to
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| 3. | A 2013-05-19 21:49:46 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | eij |
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| 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.
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this is likely better handled by adding ~ねば to the conjugation table |
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| Diff: | @@ -16,0 +16,1 @@ +<gloss>feel obliged to</gloss> |
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| 2. | A* 2013-05-04 03:01:48 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | 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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| 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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| Diff: | @@ -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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| 1. | A* 2013-05-03 10:33:36 Hendrik | |
| Refs: | http://www.weblio.jp/content/せねばならない http://thesaurus.weblio.jp/content/せねばならぬ |
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| 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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