なくてはいけない (nakute wa ikenai)

JLPT - All grammar list JLPT N5 JLPT N5 - All grammar list

Meaning

  1. cannot do without something
  2. indispensable

All JLPT 5 grammar : 無くてはいけない（なくてはいけない, nakute wa ikenai）, cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary, [Expression]

Usually written using kana alone

Example

日本語意味
私たちは環境を守るように努力しなくてはいけない。We must try to protect the environment.
今日はたくさんしなくてはいけないことがあります。I have many things to do now.
栗は少なくとも１５分は茹でなくてはいけない。Chestnuts have to be boiled for at least fifteen minutes.
もう８時なのであなたはすぐ学校に行かなくてはいけないと思う。Seeing that it is 8 o’clock, I think you should leave for school soon.

Vocabulary

日本語ローマ字意味
努力doryokugreat effort, exertion
環境kankyouenvironment
守るmamoruto protect, to guard
私watashiI, me
今日konnichithis day, these days, recently
分bunpart, segment, share
学gakulearning, scholarship
思うomouto think, to consider
あなたanatayou
学校gakkouschool

Kanji

漢字おんよみくんよみ意味
力リョク,リキ,リイちからpower, strength
私シわたくし, わたしprivate, me
努ドつと.めるtoil, digilent
守シュ,スまも.る, まも.り, もりguard, protect, obey
今コン,キンいまnow
日ニチ,ジツひ, -び, -かday, sun, Japan, counter for days
少ショウすく.ない, すこ.しfew, little
学ガクまな.ぶstudy, learning, science
時ジとき, -どきtime, hour
校コウ,キョウexam, school, printing, proof, correction
行コウ,ギョウ,アンい.く, ゆ.く, -ゆ.きgoing, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank
思シおも.う, おもえら.く, おぼ.すthink

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