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ざるを得ない
【 ざるをえない 】
1. [exp,adj-i]
《after the -nai stem of a verb》
▶ have to
▶ have no choice but to
▶ cannot help (doing)
▶ be compelled to
▶ be obliged to
▶ be forced to
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2182590 ざる得ない【ざるえない】 1. have to; have no choice but to; cannot help (doing); be compelled to; be obliged to; be forced to
  ⇐ see: 2827820 ざるを得ぬ【ざるをえぬ】 1. have to; have no choice but to; cannot help (doing); be compelled to; be obliged to; be forced to
  ⇐ see: 2856818 ざる終えない【ざるおえない】 1. have to; have no choice but to; cannot help (doing); be compelled to; be obliged to; be forced to

Conjugations


History:
13. A 2022-10-09 01:24:46  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
OK. I'll align the variants.
12. A* 2022-10-08 14:35:01  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs: 
gg5
  Comments: 
I think it's better to use the uninflected "be".
  Diff: 
@@ -13,0 +14,2 @@
+<gloss>have to</gloss>
+<gloss>have no choice but to</gloss>
@@ -15,4 +17,3 @@
-<gloss>have no choice but to</gloss>
-<gloss>am compelled to</gloss>
-<gloss>am obliged to</gloss>
-<gloss>it is incumbent upon (me) to</gloss>
+<gloss>be compelled to</gloss>
+<gloss>be obliged to</gloss>
+<gloss>be forced to</gloss>
11. A 2019-09-20 20:55:01  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
OK
10. A* 2019-09-20 19:34:34  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
i don't think we can call this an "aux-adj" or a "suffix".  ざる is the suffix.  this is an expression and it inflects like adj-i.  so adj-i.
  Diff: 
@@ -12 +12 @@
-<pos>&aux-adj;</pos>
+<pos>&adj-i;</pos>
9. A 2018-12-12 14:33:41  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments: 
I've checked all the examples I can find, including the 23 Tatoeba sentences, and I think 
the previous glosses work better.
  Diff: 
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@
-<gloss>having no choice but to</gloss>
-<gloss>being compelled to</gloss>
-<gloss>being obliged to</gloss>
+<gloss>have no choice but to</gloss>
+<gloss>am compelled to</gloss>
+<gloss>am obliged to</gloss>
+<gloss>it is incumbent upon (me) to</gloss>
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